The Lord Jesus Christ stood in a unique relationship to the Mosaic Law. He neither came to abolish it nor to set it aside, but to fulfil it completely (Matt. 5:17). Every aspect of the Law found its perfect fulfilment in His Person and work. His relationship to the Law may be summarised as follows:

1. Christ was made under the Law.
In the fullness of time, the Son of God was born of a woman and “made under the law” (Gal. 4:4). Though He was the eternal Lawgiver, He willingly placed Himself under the obligations of the Mosaic Law in order to accomplish the Father’s will and redeem those who were under its condemnation.

2. Christ lived in perfect obedience to the Law.
Throughout His earthly life, the Lord Jesus rendered flawless obedience to every commandment of God. He fulfilled the Law not merely outwardly but inwardly, loving the Father with all His heart and living in absolute holiness. His enemies could find no fault in Him (John 8:46), and He committed no sin (1 Pet. 2:21–23). In Him alone the righteousness demanded by the Law was perfectly displayed.

3. Christ ministered under the Law to Israel.
During His earthly ministry, Christ preached primarily to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, who were living under the Mosaic Covenant. He exposed the false interpretations and traditions of the scribes and Pharisees, restoring the true spiritual meaning of the Law. He enforced its righteous demands upon those who professed obedience (e.g. Luke 10:25–37), while at the same time confirming the covenant promises made to the fathers (Rom. 15:8).

4. Christ fulfilled the types and shadows of the Law.
The ceremonial system of the Law pointed forward to Christ. Every sacrifice, priesthood, feast, offering, and ordinance found its ultimate fulfilment in Him. By His sinless life and once-for-all sacrificial death, He accomplished everything that the Levitical system foreshadowed (Heb. 9:11–28). The shadows passed away because the substance had come.

5. Christ bore the curse of the Law.
Although personally without sin, Christ voluntarily took upon Himself the curse pronounced by the Law against sinners. By becoming a curse for us upon the cross, He satisfied the righteous judgment of God and secured redemption for all who believe. Through His atoning sacrifice, the blessings promised to Abraham are now extended to both Jew and Gentile through faith (Gal. 3:13–14).

6. Christ delivered believers from the bondage of the Law.
Through His redemptive work, Christ has brought all who trust in Him out from under the Law as a covenant of works. Believers are no longer servants under its condemnation but are adopted as sons of God with all the privileges of divine sonship (Gal. 4:1–7). Their acceptance before God rests entirely upon Christ’s finished work rather than upon their own obedience to the Law.

7. Christ established the New Covenant and the law of Christ.
By the shedding of His precious blood, Christ became the Mediator of the New Covenant (Heb. 8:8–13). Under this covenant, believers stand in grace, enjoy full assurance of salvation, and possess direct access to God (Rom. 5:2). The Christian is not under the Mosaic Law as a rule of life, but under the “law of Christ” (Gal. 6:2), which is characterised by love, holiness, and obedience empowered by the indwelling Holy Spirit. The righteous standard of God is no longer written merely upon tablets of stone but upon the hearts of His redeemed people, who are enabled by the Spirit to walk in obedience to Him.