Mountain View College

School of Theology

THE INTERPRETATION OF THE PHRASE “CHRIST IS THE END OF LAW”

IN ROMAN 10:4

A Position Paper

Presented in Partial Fulfillment

of the Requirements for the Course

Greek Reading

by

Sen Sophal

October 2018
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER

1. INTRODUCTION...................................... 3

Statement of the problem....................... 4

Purpose of the study........................... 5
Significance of the study...................... 5

2. EXEGETICAL ANALYSIS OF Romans 10:4.................5

Text and Translation............................6

Boundaries of the Text.......................6
Comparison of the English Translations.......7
Best Reading of the Text.....................8
Historical context and Background...............9
Authorship...................................9
Recipients...................................9
Historical Setting..........................10
Purpose and Theme...........................10
Literary Context...............................11
Immediate Context...........................11
Wider Context...............................14
Lexical and syntactical context................14
Word Study τέλος: Meaning and Context .........14
Syntactical analysis........................15
Biblical Context...............................18
Theological Implication........................20

3. CONCLUSION........................................22

Summary........................................22
Conclusion.....................................23

BIBLIOGRAPHY...........................................24
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INTRODUCTION

The Law without faith in Christ cannot save the

transgressor of the law.1 According to Martin Luther, he

said the book of Roman is “the very purest gospel”2. If, it

is the purest gospel why is there some contradiction

between the law and the gospel of Christ?

In Romans 10:4, Paul said “Christ is the end of the

law”, some people suggested that the phrase here can be “the

termination of the law3” or in other words “Christ put an

end to the law”. Ellen G. White penned that “The law and the

gospel go hand in hand, the one is the complement of the

other, the law and the gospel are a perfect whole, The two—

gospel of Christ and the law of God are blended together

that produce the love and faith4”.

God’s perfect law is the character of Christ, Christ

is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end (Rev

22:13). In this study we will discover the fact about

1White, Ellen G., Our High Calling, (Washington,

D.C: Review and Herald , 1961), 141.
2D. A. Carson, Douglas J. Moo, Leon Morris, An

Introduction to the New Testament, (Grand Rapids, Michigan:

Zondervan Publishing House, n.d.), 242.
3Handbook of Seventhday Adventist Theology. Vol. 12,

(Hagerstown, MD: Review and Herald, 2000), 511.

4White, Ellen G., Our High Calling, (Washington,

D.C: Review and Herald , 1961), 141.

“Christ is the end of the law,” what does the word “end”

here really mean? Does it mean “termination,” in the sense

that Christ ended the Mosaic Law when He inaugurated the

New Covenant or it can mean “goal,” in the sense that the

law still existed and effective to point people to Christ5,

the only Source of righteousness and way of salvation.

Statement of problem

We all can miss the salvation, even though we are a

righteous person if we don’t understand clearly the way to

salvation. The context of Romans 10:1-21, Paul is

explaining about some people, particularly, Jewish and

Gentile Christians in Rome were trying to established their

own righteousness apart from God, they find their way to

salvation by keeping the laws of Moses and they even

devised hundreds of extra laws6. They pursued the wrong way

to salvation and righteousness by their own works instead

of by faith7 in Jesus as “God’s way” of salvation.

In this paper, the researcher intend to answer the

following questions: (1) what is the interpretation of

“Christ is the end of Law”? Does the phrase “end of the

5Cole, Steven J. "Why Religious People Miss

Salvation: Roman 10:1-4." July 16, 2013.
6Ibid
7Schreiner, Thomas R., Romans, Grand Rapids, Baker

Books, 1998 (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New

Testament 6), 534.

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law” mean the termination of the law? (2) What is the

relationship between Christians, Christ and the law? Did

Christ come to terminate the law or come to fulfil the law?

What is biblical and theological implication of “Christ is

the end of the law?”

Purpose of the study

God’s law is abused abandoned by many Christian faith.

They are the New Testament Christian and they are under

grace, not under the law, and Christ Himself put that law

to an end, happily they are no longer keep it, they said.

This paper aims to seek the true meaning of the phrase

“Christ is the end of the law” and intend to discover and

apply the relationship between Christ and the law.

Significance of the study

As a researcher I find this topic very controversial

and problematic in many Christian denominations, yet it is

important for our Christian living and salvation. This

paper first benefits me personally to know more about sin

and salvation. This two doctrines rooted in “God’s law”.

The second benefit is to teach all Christians that they

should not just assumed what people say about “God’s law”

but to be sure what does the Bible says regarding

relationship between Christian, Christ and His law.

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 EXEGETICAL ANALYSIS OF Romans 10:4

Text and translation

A. Brief passage overview and Boundaries of the Text

The boundaries of the text started from Romans 9-10.

Paul’s sorrow over Israel’s rejection of the gospel by the

majority of the Jews and he was willing to suffer eternal

damnation if that would help them come to Christ8. He said

that Israel had all the privileges from God to be saved and

to receive God’s gift (9:1-5). And also Paul saw the

failure of the Jews rejected the gospel of Christ and God’s

do justice of the rejection9 (9:6-13). And Paul explains

that God’s will not to be questioned10 (9:14-29). Paul

concluded that through faith the Gentiles have received

righteousness, even they did not work for it (9:30)and

through the law Israel had not found righteousness even

they work hard for it, they tried their best to keep the

law to be saved11 (9:31-33). Paul explains Israel’s problem

why they did not receive the righteousness because they

lacked of faith and they were trying to establish their own

8Willmington, H. L.,The Outline Bible. Wheaton,

Ill,(Tyndale House Publishers, 1999), S. Ro 9:1-3
9Nichol, Francis D. The Seventh-day Adventist Bible

Commentary : The Holy Bible With Exegetical and Expository

Commentary. Washington, D.C: Review and Herald, 1978.
10Ibid
11Willmington, H. L.,The Outline Bible. Wheaton,

Ill,(Tyndale House Publishers, 1999

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way to gain righteousness (10:1-3). Then Paul explain

further only one way to the source of God’s righteousness

is in Christ alone. Paul is contrasting God’s way of

righteousness by faith with man’s attempt at righteousness

by the law. The message of the gospel is that Christ is the

goal of law as a way of righteousness to everyone who has

faith.12 (10:4-21).

B. Comparison of the English Translations

Romans 10:4
Greek (BGT) τέλος γὰρ νόμου Χριστὸς εἰς δικαιοσύνην
παντὶ τῷ πιστεύοντι.

For Christ (is the) goal of law toward

(point to, purpose for) righteousness for
all the believing.
ESV For Christ is the end of the law for
righteousness to everyone who believes.
KJV For Christ is the end of the law for
righteousness to everyone that believeth.
NIV Christ is the culmination of the law so that
there may be righteousness for everyone who
believes.
NJB But the Law has found its fulfilment in
Christ so that all who have faith will be
justified.
NLT For Christ has already accomplished the
purpose for which the law was given. As a
result, all who believe in him are made
right with God.

12Nichol,Francis D., the Seventh-day Adventist

Bible Commentary: The Holy Bible with Exegetical and
Expository Comment, (Washington, D.C.: Review and Herald,
1978). Ro 10:4.

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 C. Best reading of the text

Compare to other English translations, New Jerusalem

(NJB) and New Living Translation (NLT) are a little bit

close to the Greek original translation (BGT). We have

already known that the goal or the purpose of the law

signify and summarize into one word is “Love”. Is not

Christ the very embodiment of that love, both in His life

and in his death? And is it not true that because of this

love which caused Him to suffer and die in His people’s

stead, there now is right standing with God for everyone

who responds and trust in the Savior?13. If, we interpret

that “Christ have put an end or termination of the law, it

seem like we do not give justice to the Word of God. Christ

said, “do not think that I have come to abolish the Law...I

have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them” (Matt

5:17). Yes, it is true that we cannot be saved through the

law but by the law is the knowledge of sin (Rom 3:20) and

the law point us to Christ our Righteousness. Even the

righteousness of God being manifested and witnessed by the

law. We are justified by faith without the deeds of the law

13Hendriksen,William ; Kistemaker, Simon J, New

Testament Commentary : Exposition of Paul's Epistle to the
Romans, (Grand Rapids : Baker Book House, 2001),342.

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(Rom 3:28) but the deeds of Christ alone. And Paul also

said it is only the merit of Christ that we have been saved

through faith in Christ, do we then make void the law

through faith. And Paul said, God forbid, Not at all!

Rather, we uphold the law (Rom 3:31).

Historical context and background

Authorship
Romans was written by Paul himself14 (Rom 1:1), there

is no serious question about his epistle. Except in chapter

16 some scholars suggested that it might be not a part of

original epistle sent to Rome but this chap 16 might set

aside to the believers of Ephesus15.

Recipients

Apostle Paul was writing His epistle to all believers

in Rome (Rom 1:7). But His epistle to be known as “to the

Romans”16 as the earliest manuscript. Paul addressed on his

epistle on the matter of interest for the church that

included both Jewish and Gentile Christians: Can one be

right with God through obeying the law? (Rom 1:1-2;20),

14
D. A. Carson, Douglas J. Moo, Leon Morris., An
Introduction to the New Testament, (Grand Rapids, Michigan:
Zondervan Publishing House, n.d, 244.
15
Nichol, Francis D. The Seventh-day Adventist Bible
Commentary : The Holy Bible With Exegetical and Expository
Commentary, (Washington, D.C: Review and Herald, 1978), 1.
16Nichol, Francis D. The Seventh-day Adventist Bible

Commentary : The Holy Bible With Exegetical and Expository

Commentary, (Washington, D.C: Review and Herald, 1978), 1.

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what can be learned from Abraham concerning salvation by

work and faith since he is the father of both Jews and

Gentile Christian (4:1-25)?17

Historical Setting

The setting of Paul’s writing to the Romans believers

it might be in Corinth during His third missionary journey

(Acts 20:1-3)18, in A.D. 57. After Paul had completed his

mission in the eastern part of the Roman Empire, he hope to

travel to Rome19.

Purpose and Theme

Romans provides the purest and fullest expression of

Paul’s systematic theology. The theme of Romans was

introduced in the early part of the chapter 1:16, 17, “The

righteous shall live by faith”. Justification by faith (Rom

5:1) is clearly the theme of the book20, spread out into

“Justification by grace through faith (Rom 3:22-24; Eph

2:8). William Hendrikse said that, Romans is the letter of

God for every sinners, whether Jew or Gentiles, there is

salvation full and free by Grace through faith in Jesus

17The ESV Study Bible. Wheaton, Illinois: Good News

Publishers, 2008.
18Ibid
19The ESV Study Bible, (Wheaton, Illinois: Good
News Publishers, 2008).
20Hendriksen, William. Exposition of Paul’s Epistle

to the Romans. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House ,

2002.

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Christ, a part from the work of the law21. This theme

teaches us about the universal sinfulness of man and the

universal grace of God is providing a way by which sinners

may not only pardoned but also restored to perfection and

holiness. And this way is not the way of our works to

accomplish salvation but this “way” is the way of faith in

Christ, the Son of God, who died, rose again and ever lives

to reconcile and to restore22 sinners to a saving

relationship with God.

Literary Context

Immediate Context
For Christ (is the) goal of the law, so that (there

is) righteousness for everyone is believing (Romans 10:4).

Preceding to text, the apostle Paul explained in Roman 10:3

“For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and

seeking to establish their own (works), they did not submit

to God's righteousness”. This telling us that how some

believers in Rome were trying to establish their own

righteousness apart from God’s righteousness. They ignoring

of Christ’s atoning sacrifice and they thought that by

21Hendriksen, William. Exposition of Paul’s Epistle

to the Romans. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House ,
2002
22
Nichol, Francis D. The Seventh-day Adventist Bible
Commentary, (Washington, D.C: Review and Herald, 1978), 1

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simply obeying the Law of Moses would be enough for them to

receive salvation.

And in verse 5 of chapter 10, Paul said “For Moses

writes about the righteousness that is based on the law,

that the person who does the commandments shall live by

them”. Paul mentioned about Moses’s writing regarding the

righteousness based on law in the Old Testament to remind

the legalists in Rome that in the time of OT, people can be

righteous by perfectly fulfilling the law of God, but since

no one can fulfill it, even Adam could not make it. And as

the result, sin came to this world, humans became the

transgressor of God’s perfect law. And God’s law demanded

punishment and death. Since then Christ took initiative the

great plan of salvation. That through His atoning death we

will be saved through His grace. Christ died on the cross

had made the way for us to salvation. Because of His death

He has been declaring us righteousness through faith. Not

because we are doing good works but because His

unconditional love and grace for us.

In verse 6 and 7, Pual went on to explain more, “But

the righteousness based on faith says, "Do not say in your

heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to bring

Christ down)"or 'Who will descend into the abyss?'" (that

is, to bring Christ up from the dead).In these, Paul is

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saying, “your righteousness is not based on your own works

it is based on your faith in Christ. Paul quoted from

Deuteronomy 30:12-14 show the contrast between the

righteousness based on faith and righteousness that comes

from the law. The righteousness based on faith reinterprets

these OT statements and sees them now fulfilled in Christ

and this law point people to Christ as the author and

finisher of their faith. There is no need to travel to

heaven to bring Christ to earth, for God has already sent

His Son into the world. Nor should anyone think they must

bring Christ up from the realm of the dead, for God has

raised Christ from the dead. What God requires is not

superhuman works23 but to accept His grace through faith

alone.

No matter how righteous we are or we think, Christ

died for our sins. And Christ has already won the victory

over sin and Satan. We can now go boldly to the throne of

grace and be a partaker of His righteous nature. Only

through Christ that bring us again to be in harmonious with

His holy, perfect, good and spiritual law and above all

through Christ we can have harmonious saving relationship

with God

The ESV Study Bible,

23
(Wheaton, Illinois: Good News
Publishers, 2008).

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 Wider Context

The larger context of Roman 10:4 started from chapter

9 to 11. Chapter 9, Paul explained about God’s plan to make

salvation by faith available to Jews and Gentiles. And

chapter 10 and 11, Paul addressed that salvation for the

Israelites and the Gentiles only trust and believe in

Christ alone. Not by their own works and the deed of the

law. But by God’s grace and the merit of Christ.

Lexical and syntactical Analysis

Word Study of τέλος: Definition and Context

τέλος24
A As an action achievement, carrying out,
fulfillment, completeness (Luke: 22.37)
B As a closing act end, termination, cessation (2C
3.13; ), opposite ἀρχή (beginning)
C As a goal,purpose,intend toward which movement is
being directed outcome (1T 1.5)
D As civic payment of what is owed tribute, tax,
customs (duties) (RO 13.7)
E As adverbial expressions; (a) accusative τὸ τ.
finally (1P 3.8); (b) εἰς τ., with either a
temporal or quantitative sense according to the
context to the end (MK 13.13), finally, at last
(possibly 1TH 2.16), in full measure, fully,
completely (JN 13.1; possibly 1TH 2.16); (c) with
ἕως, μέχρι, ἄχρι(ς) to the end, to the last or
fully, altogether, depending on the context

24TimothyFriberg, Barbara Friberg, Neva F. Miller.

Analytical Lexicon of the Greek New Testament. Grand
Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2000.

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 Syntactical Analysis25

Knowing lexicon of the Greek word”τέλος” is very

significant, “Telos” has several meaning we have to study

further into its syntax and context. In Romans chapter 8-

Paul understood clearly that the transgression of God’s

holy law is “sin”. The law demands condemnation and death

from sinners (Rom 6:23). And Paul said there is no

condemnation of sin for those in Christ (Rom 8:1). For the

law is the transcript of Christ’s character26. The law can’t

change as the character of Christ can’t change. The law of

the Spirit in union with Christ Jesus set us free from the

law of sin and death (Rom 8:2). The sinner will find no

saving quality in law; he must look to the surety and

substitute, for it is the blood of Christ that cleansed

Stanley E. Porter, Matthew Brook O. Donnell,

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Jeffrey T. Red. Syntatically analyzed Greek New Testament.

n.d.
26White, Ellen G. Christ's Object Lessons,

(Wahington, DC: Review and Herald, 1900), 316.

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from all sin27. Christ came to die in the place of human’s

sin (Rom 8:3). Christ is the One justifying sinners to

Himself (Rom 8:33). Nobody can condemn and separate us from

His love (Rom 8:39). And came to chapter 9—Paul said, “I

speak the truth in Christ, I don’t lie” (Rom 9:1). His

conscience is clear with the support of the Holy Spirit

what he was saying above about Christ’s act of saving

sinners. But Paul had unceasing distress and even he wish

himself be cursed and separated from Christ on behalf of

his fellow Jews regarding their unbelief and stubborn of

their heart. Paul, saw the foolishness of Israel striving

to keep the law and their own works for their way of

righteousness. In contrast, he pointed the example of

Gentile Christians who are not striving to keep the law for

their righteousness but their source of righteousness based

on faith in Jesus Christ (Rom 9:30). In Chapter 10—Paul not

only continually distress, but he also pray to God on

behalf of them for their salvation (Rom 10:1). Paul knows

that they are devoted to God, but this devotion is wrong

because they failed to understand the righteousness of God

(Rom 10:3). They are hardheaded and no submission to the

righteousness of Christ, who die for their behalf. And

27EllendG. White, "What shall we do to inherit

eternal life." The Signs of the Times, (July 14, 1890), 3.

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Christ the One declared them righteousness before God and

through His grace we have been saved through accepting Him

by faith. But Paul’s fellow Jews did not understand this

grace, they thought that by their own works and keeping the

law they can find their way to be righteous and saved,

without considered and believed the law Giver.

Now let us come to the context of Romans 10:4. We

understand Paul’s argument about the law is not bad and to

abolish the law. In fact, Paul said “the law is holy, just,

good and spiritual” (Rom 7:21;14;16). And even Paul himself

have “the delight in the law of God” (Rom 7:22). And Paul

also encouraged us that to “fulfilled the law” we must love

one another (Rom 13:8;10). Therefore, did Paul say that now

we are under grace and justified by faith, we must put an

end to the law? Paul said, “God forbid” and he said, “we”

all of us must uphold God’s law (Rom 3:31). So, if Paul

said like above, why did he say here “For Christ is the end

of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes?” so,

in this context the word “end” here does not mean

“termination” but the right context here is “aim or goal”

in the Greek Word “telos”. In the NT the basic meaning is

“fulfilment”.

One should remember that purpose and result, aim

and goal, are but two sides of the same coin. In 1
Timothy 1:5, telos is used in the phrase“the aim of

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 our charge is love.” That is, love is the intended
result of our preaching .Thus,“end”(telos)in Romans
10:4 can be seen to refer to Christ as the objective
toward which the whole Jewish ritual or law
pointed. Christ was the fulfillment of the OT
figures and symbols, the culmination of the Torah,
not the One who would abolish the law and end the
validity of God’s requirements for human beings28.

The law of God is changeless as Christ’s

character cannot change. Christ is the goal of the law

for our righteousness. Christ’s character on earth is

our goal and object for us in order to keep the law in

the right way. Since sin came to the world God’s law

was abused and violated its effects and character. And

Christ came to reveal His holy law for us. And only

through Christ that sinners can come to appreciate how

holy, good, just and spiritual God’s law is.

Biblical Context

Christ’s coming to give grace for all sinners who were

violated His perfect law of love. Sin and salvation have

their root in “God’s law”. Sin is “the transgression of the

law” (1 John 3:4). Because the law worked “wrath”. God’s

law demands death from sinners. Death reigned from Adam’s

transgression to each one of us. But there is “grace”.

28Handbook of Seventhday Adventist Theology. Vol.

12, (Hagerstown, MD: Review and Herald, 2000), 511.

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Christ chose to die in our behalf before the foundation of

the world (Ephesians 1:4). His weight of gory exchanged

with the weight of sin for all humanity to have second

chance, a chance to be again made right with God and

harmonious relationship. Paul said, because Christ has

chosen us “we should be holy and without blame before Him

in love” (Ephesians 10:4). Therefore, Christ and His holy

law are harmonious with each other in “love”. His law is

good, perfect and just as Christ Himself. So, if we take

away and make void of God’s law, means we also take away

Christ in our lives. God’s law is the high standard of

Christ’s righteousness. If, it is His standard and

character, It does not make sense that Christ came to put

His law to an “end” or “termination”. Christ Himself said

that “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” (Matt 5:17). And I wonder why many people

think that Christ came to put an end to the law?

Christ is not the “termination” of law instead, He is

the “goal” of the law. In the phrase “Christ is the end of

law”, Paul is describing his fellow Jews who, to a great

extent, have failed to reach salvation. They pursued the

law of Moses, but not in faith, and failed to attain

righteousness. In fact, they stumbled over the “Stumbling

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Stone.” While attempting to become righteous through the

law, they failed to see Christ as the one to

whom the law of Moses, with its ceremonies and sacrifices,

pointed (Rom.9:30– 10:4)29. Since the fall of Adam, God has

revealed only one way by which men may be saved—by faith in

the coming Messiah30 Christ came to bring this mistaken

abuse of law to an end and to point the way back to faith.

Such faith does not abolish law but rather establishes it

(Rom. 3:31) and makes it possible for men to fulfill its

requirements.31

Theological Implication

The laws originated in God, not human ingenuity. God

Himself has revealed these laws to us (Exodus 20:1-3)32. The

description of God’s law is not just a set of regulation

but it the essence of our moral and spiritual being of what

we are created to be. If, we abused God’s law, we also

Handbook of Seventhday Adventist Theology. Vol. 12,

29

(Hagerstown, MD: Review and Herald, 2000), 511.

30Nichol, Francis D.: The Seventh-day Adventist
Bible Commentary,(Washington, D.C. : Review,1978
(Commentary Reference Series), S. Ro 10:4
31Nichol, Francis D.: The Seventh-day Adventist

Bible Commentary,(Washington, D.C. : Review,1978

(Commentary Reference Series), S. Ro 10:4
32Rodriguez, Angel Manuel, "Christ and The Law."

Ministry international Journal for pastors, (August, 1995).

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abused God’s love for us. The Bible emphasized God’s law

again and again, it does not mean that the law is an

instrument of salvation or the means of self-righteousness.

But because the law gives us the knowledge of sins and

points us back to its Giver, Jesus Christ our Savoir,

Redeemer of our sins.

Sin originated with Satan, because of his rebellion,

pride and self-self-seeking33. He wanted to be wild, first

and above his Creator. Ellend White said, “Satan wages an

untiring warfare against the law of God, and so completely

has he deceived men that his insinuations against this law

are repeated from professedly Christian pulpits: Men,

women, and children have been taught to believe them, and

as a result—look at the world today, Satan is its god, evil

has lifted up itself against good and men say, It does not

matter what God's law says”34.

Christ is the revelation of “God’s law and His

government”. He came to save sinners and at the same time

to fulfill His law. He is the goal of law for our

righteousness. He revealed a unique way the true meaning of

33Ellen G. White, Patriarchs and Prophets,

(Washington, DC: Review and Herald, 1890), 635.
34Ellen G. White, "the Warfare Between Good and

Evil," Periodical, (April 16, 1901), 10.

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the law. God’s law has true meaning when Christ came to

fulfill and it leads to Christ. It tells us that we are

sinners, and we are in need of Christ to save us from sin.

Therefore, there no reason that Christ and His law are no

longer in the relationship. But we must know that our

salvation is not based on the law but based on faith in the

Giver of the law, who gives perfectly example how to obey

His perfect law.

Summary

Salvation in Christ does not terminate His law but He

is the goal of that law and whoever believe in Him must be

looking and following His example of obedience if we want

to be righteous before God. The purpose of the law is to

reveal God to us, to express God’s character, to point out

our sinfulness, to acts as moral guide and a standard of

righteousness for Christian living, to lead beyond human

hopelessness to Jesus35. The law stands as the condemner of

sin, but it can never be seen as the way of salvation. We

can never earn salvation through obedience to the law. The

law finds its fulfillment in Christ. Salvation does not

change the law, but it transforms our relationship with

35KnightR.,Sin and Salvation: God's work for and in

us,(Hagerstown, Maryland: Review and Herald, 2008) 56.

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God. The grace of Christ supplies us with a powerful

incentive to keep it36.

Conclusion

God’s law and Christ’s character are one in harmonious

relationship. Human’s sin because they transgressed of

God’s law and Christ stood out and made initiation to save

sinner like us.

Christ save human by dying on the Cross. His death

substituted our death. Christ’s death testified that God’s

law cannot change. The penalty of sin is death. And God’s

law demands death from every sinner. Since Christ has died

for our behalf. He declared righteousness to those whoever

believe in Him and accepted His gift of grace, not by our

own way to righteousness.

Lastly, God’s law cannot save us from sin and can

never lead our way to righteousness and of salvation. Only

through Christ alone the goal of the law that point sinners

like us to the Way, the Light and Truth into His

righteousness and salvation. We must depend on and believe

in Christ alone as our “Goal” that we can obey God’s law

perfectly and meaningfully.

36Ibid, 63.

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