“For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.” -Romans 10:4
What Paul means by “Christ is the end of the law” (Χριστὸς τέλος νὀμος) is strikingly profound but simple. He is the telos, the goal, the target at which the law points all men. This is so that righteousness could be made available for everyone who believes.
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