Christ has put an end to the law! Question 4 Romans 10:4 plainly states that Christ has put an end to the law! Answer from clearbibleanswers.org

Answer How can the Bible CONTRADICT itself? Christ Himself very plainly stated: “Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.” Matthew 5:17 Answer from clearbibleanswers.org

Let’s look at the statement Romans 10:4 “For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.” Answer from clearbibleanswers.org

The apostle did NOT say: “For Christ has ended the law” But he said: “For Christ is the end of the law” Answer from clearbibleanswers.org

Look at the following verses where The word “end” is from the Greek word “telos” which means goal, aim, outcome, purpose or final destination. Look at the following verses where the word “end” appears. Answer from clearbibleanswers.org

1 Peter 1:9 “Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.” “The end of your faith” doesn’t mean— the faith has ended! But rather, it’s talking about the goal of the faith. Answer from clearbibleanswers.org

James 5:11 “And have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.” The “end of the Lord” does not mean—the Lord has ended! But rather it’s talking about the purpose of the Lord. Answer from clearbibleanswers.org

If the “end of the faith” does NOT mean the faith has ended, or the “end of the Lord” does NOT mean the Lord has ended, then HOW CAN the “end of the law” mean the law has ended? Answer from clearbibleanswers.org

“Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believeth” simply means, Christ is the goal of the law (or the law leads us to Christ) to obtain righteousness! Answer from clearbibleanswers.org

The LAW is compared to a glass or MIRROR that shows our condition James 1:25, 23 “But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty… he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass” Answer from clearbibleanswers.org

As a mirror can only show us our condition, but it cannot take away the dirt… …The same way the law of God, which is a moral mirror, can only show us our sinful condition [“for by the law is the knowledge of sin” Romans 4:15], but it cannot take our sins away Answer from clearbibleanswers.org

Like the Mirror leads us to the water to wash the dirt away, and make us clean once again… …The Law is the moral mirror that leads us to the fountain of Calvary for our sins to be washed away, that makes us righteous! Answer from clearbibleanswers.org

Simply means, the Law leads us to Christ for righteousness. Romans 10:4 “For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.” Simply means, the Law leads us to Christ for righteousness. It is same as saying: “Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.” Galatians 3:24 Answer from clearbibleanswers.org

And what does the blood of Jesus do? 1 John 1:7 “The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.” Answer from clearbibleanswers.org

That was the Answer to Question 4 Answer from clearbibleanswers.org