What Does It Mean

John 21:15-17, what does it mean?

In John 21:15-17, Jesus asked Peter three times if he "loved Him". Puzzled by such questioning and frustrated at the third query, Peter answered "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You. Yes, lord; You know that I love You." And then with a grieving and frustrated sentiment, Peter answered, "Lord, You know all things, You know that I love you." Peter affirmed in his answers that Jesus knew. But, did Peter…

Matthew 5:17, What does it mean?

In Matthew 5:17, Jesus says that He did not come to abolish the law but to fulfill it. What does it mean? Some Christians might ask, if we are saved by grace and are no longer indebted to the Law, why does the Law have to be fulfilled? Simply put, sin is disobedience to God's Law. So, if Jesus did not fulfill the Law and the Law remains violated, then God's judgment upon the guilty remains in force.…

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