Why did Jesus keep the law?

[from scratch]

I'm interested in both Biblical reasons and unsupported opinions.

 

[Tangible]

Because we couldn't.

 

[SAAN]

In Jeremiah, God divorced Israel for worshiping other Gods, so in order to get back in covenant with them, the bible also says one has to die, since Israel was his bride. Roman 7 explains that concept better.

ROMANS 7


7 Or do you not know, brethren (for I speak to those who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man as long as he lives? 2 For the woman who has a husband is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives. But if the husband dies, she is released from the law of her husband. 3 So then if, while her husband lives, she marries another man, she will be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law, so that she is no adulteress, though she has married another man. 4 Therefore, my brethren, you also have become dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you may be married to another—to Him who was raised from the dead, that we should bear fruit to God. 5 For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were aroused by the law were at work in our members to bear fruit to death. 6 But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter.



So God sent Jesus to die for our sins so Israel could be back in covenant with God and not be considered adultery and who ever gets saved is grafted into Israel.

 

[cyberlizard]

he kept it because otherwise he would have been a sinner.


Steve

 

[Lion King]

Because He is obedient to God.
Because He loves His Father and always wants to please Him.

If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commands and remain in his love. John 15:10

The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him. John 8:29

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

Why did Jesus keep the law?

Perhaps because He was born under law?

http://www.eliyah.com/lexicon.html

YLT) Gal 4:4
and when the fulness of time did come, God sent forth His Son, come of a woman, come under law,

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[VictorC]

Why did Jesus keep the law?

Perhaps because He was born under law?

Gal 4:4
But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under law,.

To....
What?
C'mon, to do what?
That's the whole question of this thread, and stopping mid-sentence in your quote is hiding the answer to this entire thread from us! Fill in verse 5 and end this whole question.

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

Originally Posted by LittleLambofJesus

Why did Jesus keep the law?

Perhaps because He was born under law?

Gal 4:4
But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under law,.
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To....
What?
C'mon, to do what?
That's the whole question of this thread, and stopping mid-sentence in your quote is hiding the answer to this entire thread from us! Fill in verse 5 and end this whole question.

Ahhh...here it is at this link:

http://www.christianforums.com/t7411599-17/#post53550240
Galatians translation Chapt 4

#1805 used 4 times in 4 verses, all in Epistles of Galatian, Ephesians, Colossians. Most versions render it as "redeem" though it could also mean "ransom".

4:5 That the ones under law he should be redeeming-out-from/exagorash <1805> (5661), that the sonship we may be receiving

Textus Rec.) Galatians 4:5 ina touV upo nomon exagorash ina thn uioqesian apolabwmen

Strong's Number G1805 matches the Greek &#7952;&#958;&#945;&#947;&#959;&#961;&#8049;&#950;&#969; (exagoraz&#333;), which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the Greek concordance of the KJV

1805. exagorazo ex-ag-or-ad'-zo from 1537 and 59; to buy up, i.e. ransom; figuratively, to rescue from loss (improve opportunity):--redeem.
1537. ek ek or ex ex a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or figurative;
59. agorazo ag-or-ad'-zo from 58; properly, to go to market, i.e. (by implication) to purchase; specially, to redeem:--buy, redeem.

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

Why did Jesus keep the law?

he kept it because otherwise he would have been a sinner.


Steve

You would think so.............



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[AV1611VET]

From a dispensationist's perspective, Jesus was born and lived His advent under the dispensation of Law.

 

[MoreCoffee]

Jesus was born under the law; it was part of his role as Messiah to keep the law.

 

[James-49]

Why did Jesus keep the law?

"Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good."
Rom 7:12 (KJV)

"And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him."
Mat 3:15 (KJV)

 

[thesunisout]

I'm interested in both Biblical reasons and unsupported opinions.

Jesus kept the law for many reasons. One was to abide in His Fathers love:

John 15:10

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

Another was to fulfill the law:

Matthew 5:17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.

Matthew 5:18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.

Matthew 5:19 Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

If He broke a commandment He could not fulfill the law because to do that Had to be sinless.

 

[brinny]

Why did Jesus keep the law?

Perhaps because He was born under law?

Strong's Concordance with Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

YLT) Gal 4:4
and when the fulness of time did come, God sent forth His Son, come of a woman, come under law,

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Never thought of that......gotta chomp on that fer a bit....here's another stickler that maybe is right in line with the question about the law.....and that is that Jesus got baptized.....gotta chomp on that a while too.....

 

[brinny]

Because we couldn't.

Aaaah, yes, very good point.

 

[brinny]

he kept it because otherwise he would have been a sinner.


Steve

I never thought of that......

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

From a dispensationist's perspective, Jesus was born and lived His advent under the dispensation of Law.

Were/are there different dispensations of "Law"?




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[Tangible]

Oh, let's not go there, shall we?

 

[Steve Petersen]

See my siggy.

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

Oh, let's not go there, shall we?

Go where?


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