13. Law Fulfilled
Matthew 5:18
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the Law, till all be fulfilled.
The promise for us is that the Law will be completely fulfilled, and that the Law will remain unchanged and unchallenged until that happens. The Law is the Moral Code of the Ten Commandments by which the universe holds together. The Law can never be broken, but the people and the cultures of the world break themselves on it. It is like breaking oneself when one tries to break the law of gravity.
All men and women have failed to fulfill the Law; many try to rationalize and excuse and justify themselves by removing jots and tittles; it can’t be done. The only thing we can do with the perfect Law of the Lord is break it and thereby become broken. But One Man has come into the world to fulfill the Law perfectly; He has reflected the holy and righteous God to the world as the perfect man. The Law has been fulfilled finally in one man, and He represents each of us. This “fulfilling” was happening right in front of the listeners to whom He was speaking.
The fulfillment for all of us, however, is yet to come. The Law is fulfilled in us when we are baptized and believe in Christ, but it will be fulfilled in reality on the day of the consummation of all things when resurrected and perfected human beings will live with God in the Eternal State. Then, “all will be fulfilled.”
Here’s a thought experiment: try to imagine what life and living together would be like if the perfect of Law of God were kept by everyone. There would be no stress, no pain, no worry, constant joy, unconditional love, complete acceptance and perfect peace inside and all around. That will be heaven, when all is fulfilled. The Law of the Lord is absolutely beautiful, and it looks like Jesus.