Bridging The Gap

Have you ever heard anyone say, “We don’t need the Old Testament anymore, because the New Testament is all that matters in the modern age”? In Matthew 5:17–19, Jesus rejects the Pharisees’ charge that he is trying to nullify the law. He responds by saying he is the fulfillment of the law, not a destroyer of it. This passage serves as an example of the bridge that the Old Testament has to the New. There is no discontinuity between the two; the Old Testament is still valid and needed, when unde...