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Romans 10:4
Paul says that Christ is the object of the Bible. The law, as one aspect that represents the whole plan of salvation, is the instrument that broadly describes God's righteousness. Like everything in God's purpose, the end—the goal—of the law is to bring us "to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ" (Ephesians 4:13).
Jesus fulfilled the law in that He perfectly exemplified God's desires in everything He did (see Matthew 5:17). He personifies perfect love and government. He is the perfect man yet also God in the flesh. He is the Standard toward which men are to strive.
John W. Ritenbaugh
Christ, Our PassoverRelated Topics: God's Law | God's Plan | God's Purpose | Jesus Christ as the Standard | Law of God | Salvation | Stature of the Fullness of Christ
Romans 10:4
Here, end does not mean "conclusion" as in "done away." If the law was done away, sin could not exist because Paul states, "By the law is the knowledge of sin" (Romans 3:20). Rather, end should be "goal" or "purpose," meaning that this verse names Christ as the object of the Bible (see Romans 6:22; I Timothy 1:5; James 5:11; I Peter 1:9). The law—indeed, the whole Bible—is aimed toward Him; He is its target. Paul is saying Jesus is what the law produces; He personifies its intent.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Offerings of Leviticus (Part One): IntroductionRelated Topics: "End" of the Law | End as the Goal | Law | Law "Done Away" | Law Defines Sin | Law Illuminating Sin | Law's Purpose and Intent | Law, Intent of | Law, Purpose of
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What Does Romans 10:4 Mean?
Christ is the object of the Bible, its target toward which the law aims. Here, "end" does not mean conclusion or done away, for if the law were abolished, sin could not exist, since "by the law is the knowledge of sin" (Romans 3:20). Rather, "end" means goal or purpose. The law, representing the whole plan of salvation, broadly describes God's righteousness, and its goal is to bring us to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ (Ephesians 4:13). Jesus fulfilled the law by perfectly exemplifying God's desires in everything He did. He personifies perfect love and government, the perfect man yet also God in the flesh, the Standard toward which men are to strive. Jesus personifies the law's intent.