"Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place. Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the kingdom of heaven. (Mt 5:17-19)
Jesus had not come to abolish the law and the prophets. Revolutionaries often tend to change the present rules and bring about a change by changing the whole system that is at work at the time of revolution. They try their best to prove the old commandments and offer new laws to the followers. Jesus had come to fulfil them. Israel’s history, laws, promises and all were going to be fulfilled in the person of Jesus.
Jesus brought everything into a reality in himself. So he was salt to the earth and a light to the world and a city built on a hill top. He was crucified on a hill top for the whole world to see. He became a beacon of hope and new life for all those who see him. He drew all people to worship his father, and he embodies the way of self-giving love which is the deepest fulfilment of the law and the prophets.
A Christian, followers of Jesus, is a revolutionary in not changing the rules or fighting the present system. In stead he is the perfect follower of Jesus by fulfilling the law and the prophets of his time by embodying his way of life through perfect and self giving love. Love fulfils all the laws, promises etc.
