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Jesus came to fulfill the law. Jesus consistently flouted the ceremonial laws of cleanliness. How can we put these two statements together? <\/p>\n

Perhaps the \u201cuncleanness\u201d laws are misnamed. The intention of the laws is not to invent new ways to be estranged and exiled from God. The heart of the laws is instead the mechanism for cleansing, renewal, restoration. They are \u201ccleansing laws,\u201d showing Israel how she can be liberated from death and dirt and enter the presence of God. By cleansing lepers, casting out unclean spirits, entering rooms with dead bodies to raise them, allowing himself to be touched by a woman with a 12-year issue of blood, Jesus was fulfilling all that these laws intended \u2013 the cleansing of Israel. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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