Changing The Law?

There are a series of teachings from the Old Testament that the Lord Jesus refutes. Were all these teachings from God or tradition of men?

Q. There are a series of teachings from the Old Testament that the Lord Jesus refutes. Were all these teachings from God or tradition of men? some were given to Moses by God, but the Lord Jesus seems to disagree & refute them. We can read a series in Matthew 5:21-39. What is the explanation of this? Did the Lord Jesus come to change the Law of Moses?

A. Jesus neither said nor did anything that was contrary to the Law of Moses. He was after all, the Author of that Law. In Matt. 5:17 He said that He didn’t come to abolish the Law but to fulfill it.

He did criticize the religious leaders for adding to it, and for keeping the letter but not the spirit of the Law. Matt. 5:21-39 is a case in point. For example, He said in effect that just because we don’t murder anyone, doesn’t mean that we’ve kept the commandment. The seeds of murder are sown in the anger in our hearts and make us just as guilty as if we’d committed the crime. His point was that it’s impossible for us to keep ourselves innocent in the eyes of the Law, and that’s why we need a savior.