"Fulfillment of the Law."

Scripture:  Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22)

            As we came down off the mountaintop with Jesus and began our Lenten journey to Calvary, we are told that Jesus, who Peter recognizes as the Messiah, the cristos  (the Christ) must suffer. Immediately Peter rebukes Jesus, substituting his vision of the Messiah for God’s plan, Jesus tells Peter to leave such ideas and himself, if necessary, behind – not to be a stumbling block for God’s will for us.

            We have also studied “covenant” from the promises God made to Noah, Abraham and, this week, to Moses and Israel with the 10 Commandments and the Law (torah), on their journey to the Promised Land.

            This week Jesus drives the moneychangers out of the Temple. What is the significance of that? What is the significance and function of the Temple in the life of the Jews at that time? Jesus told Jewish religious leaders about destruction and rebuilding of the Temple, the central place of worship for Jews. What is the significance of that? See The Very Rev. Anthony F.M. Clavier’s Sermon.

            What does Jesus teach us this week about obedience to God’s law in our faith?  Jesus tells us that he did not come to destroy the law, but to fulfill it. How does he, and how are we to fulfill the law. What is God’s way to the Promised Land? See Dianne Bergant’s “Words of Eternal Life?”