Primary Scripture
Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
Plain explanation
Messiah is the goal and fullness of the law, not the destroyer of it.
Common assumption
Messiah is the end of the law means He terminated it.
Scripture-defined meaning
Romans 10:4 must define 'end' as goal, aim, or culmination in Messiah, not termination of YAHUAH's righteousness. Paul cannot be made to cancel the law he says faith establishes.
Confirming witnesses
- Immediate explanation: Romans 10:3,5-8
The context contrasts self-established righteousness with YAHUAH's righteousness and then continues to quote Torah positively. - Lexical usage: 1 Timothy 1:5
Paul says the end of the commandment is love, where end plainly means intended goal rather than termination. - Prophetic purpose: Isaiah 42:21
The prophetic purpose of Messiah is to magnify the law and make it honorable. - Apostolic confirmation: Romans 3:31
Paul's explicit rule is that faith establishes the law rather than voiding it.
Takeaway
Messiah is the righteous goal of the law, not permission to live against it.
Context reflection
Where has 'end of the law' been read as termination instead of destination?