YEHOSHUA FULFILLING THE TORAH!

Do not think that I came to destroy the Torah or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. (Mat_5:17)

The Torah of YeHoVaH sets an infinitely high standard:

"Be holy, be loving, be perfect." This is because the Torah reflects the very character of Yehovah. In light of this, we may wonder if the Torah can ever be fulfilled.

How could the righteous demands of the Torah be met in our lives?

The answer to this question is that Yehoshua came "to fulfill or complete" the Torah. Consider how comprehensive Yehoshua's fulfillment of the Torah was. He fulfilled the Torah in His life, becoming our example. As Yehoshua lived, He showed us what life would be like if someone always met YHVH's heavenly standards.

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Further, He fulfilled the Torah in His death by becoming our substitutionary sacrifice. The Torah included a penalty for violation: that penalty was death. As stated, "The soul who sins shall die" (Eze_18:4) and "For the wages of sin are death" (Rom_6:23).

Therefore, Yehoshua lovingly died in our place to pay the penalty we owed. As it is written,

"But Yehovah demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Messiah died for us" (Rom_5:8).

Additionally, He wants to fulfill the Torah in our lives now by being our life.

As it is written: "Messiah who is our life" (Col_3:4).

Yehoshua wants to live in and through His Talmidim (disciples) as we put our faith in Him each day.

This is echoed in the verse: "It is no longer I who live, but Messiah lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of Elohim" (Gal_2:20).

Yes, Yehoshua fulfills the Torah comprehensively, offering us hope, transformation, and a living example of how the Torah can be fulfilled in every aspect of life.

By Rabbi HaTzair M. Francisco Arbas