📖 FROM LAW TO GRACE: CHRIST THE FULFILLMENT OF THE LAW

A 45-Minute Orthodox Bible Study | Indian Orthodox Perspective

Did Jesus abolish God’s Law—or did He fulfill it?

Many Christians struggle with the relationship between the Old Testament Law and the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Was the Law temporary? Is the Old Testament still relevant? What did Jesus really mean when He said:

“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.” (Matthew 5:17)

In this comprehensive 45-minute Orthodox Bible study, Fr. Johnson Punchakonam explores the unity of God’s plan of salvation from Mount Sinai to Mount Calvary, revealing how Christ fulfills—not abolishes—the Law.

Drawing from Holy Scripture, the Holy Fathers, and the living Tradition of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, this study presents an authentic Orthodox understanding of the Law, Grace, Salvation, and the New Covenant.

📚 In This Study You’ll Discover:

✅ Why God gave the Mosaic Law

✅ The true purpose of the Ten Commandments

✅ Why the Law was holy—but incomplete

✅ Why the Law could reveal sin but could not save

✅ How Jesus fulfilled every prophecy and sacrifice

✅ From Stone Tablets to Living Hearts

✅ Why the Cross is the meeting place of Justice and Mercy

✅ Salvation as Theosis—participation in God’s divine life

✅ How the Holy Qurbana fulfills the sacrifices of the Old Testament

✅ Why Christians obey God through love—not fear

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📖 Key Bible Passages

Matthew 5:17

John 1:17

Romans 346-332-9998:20

Romans 7:12

Galatians 346-332-9998:24

Galatians 346-332-9998:13

Jeremiah 31:33

John 5:46

Leviticus 19:2

Isaiah 53

1 John 4:18

2 Corinthians 346

Hebrews 8–10

St. Irenaeus of Lyons

St. Athanasius the Great

St. John Chrysostom

St. Ephrem the Syrian

Orthodox Christians

Bible Study Groups

Theology Students

Clergy and Seminarians

Anyone seeking an authentic Orthodox understanding of Scripture

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— John 1:17

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