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What Does Romans 10:4 Mean?
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 Passover
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
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"End" here does not mean conclusion or that the law is done away; if it were, sin could not exist, since "by the law is the knowledge of sin" (Romans 3:20). Rather, "end" means goal or purpose, naming Christ as the object of the Bible. The law, one aspect representing the whole plan of salvation, broadly describes God's righteousness and aims toward Him; He is its target. Jesus is what the law produces, personifying its intent, having perfectly exemplified God's desires (Matthew 5:17). He embodies perfect love and government, the Standard toward which men strive. Better renderings call Him the "culmination" of the law, or "the goal at which the Torah aims." All God's instructions, including sacrifices and holy days, point to the Messiah.