Jesus Himself said the Old Covenant, the Agreement, was fulfilled. When a contract is fulfilled, it is basically void. In this case it was superseded by a new contract.
Originally Posted by Hastings
Matthew 5:18 "For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, , one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till ALL be fulfilled."
But “ALL” was fulfilled. It hadn’t been at the time of that statement.
Were the predictions of the Prophets concerning the Messiah fulfilled in Jesus, or not…? Was the holy standard of the Law perfectly upheld and fulfilled by Jesus, or not…? Were the strict requirements of the Law personally and perfectly obeyed, and the ceremonial observances of the Law finally and fully satisfied and fulfilled by Jesus, or not…?
Originally Posted by Hastings
Matthew 4:17 points to the real path to salvation when Jesus said "repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand". John the Baptist said the exact same thing. And Jesus himself said John was "the greatest of them all".
Yep. And the kingdom of God that they spoke of was the good news of the Gospel. And the repentance that they spoke of was for people to ‘turn away’ from trusting in their own efforts or good works...like following the Law...to receive salvation; and to instead trust in Jesus to receive salvation.
