St. Paul writes: "Christ is the end of the law." What is the meaning of this phrase?, M. Müller is convinced that he is proclaiming the end of circumcision etc., i. e. the end of the (so-called) law of ceremonies. It is true that in the first century the Christian church found a way for Jewsand pagans to live together. The law of God was divided between moral law and law of ceremonies. The pagans had to respect only the moral law. However, Paul in his phrase teaches the end of the whole law, including theend of the moral law. This can be demonstrated by his letter to the Romans.The moral law is the will of God and remains in eternity. Yet since nobody,neither pagan nor Jew, can fulfil the law (that means: the moral law), God found another way: He gave his Son as atonement for the sins of the world. Those who believe in Christ receive forgiveness for their sins. Christ is, therefore, "the end of the moral law."

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Personen: Beisser, Friedrich

Schlagwörter: Paulus Jesus Christus Gesetz