Recently at a religous service the speaker mentioned James 1:25. That verse mentions the perfect law of liberty. It reminded me of Psalms 19:7. That verse says that the law of YHVH (God) is perfect. So it seemed like a good idea to do a word study on all the verses that contain the words Law and Perfect. I think that there are some interesting facts in the verses that came up in the search. Here is a listing of the verses.

Ezra 7:12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.

This verse came up in the search, but as you can tell does not deal with Yah's Law being perfect. The rest of the list does deal with the perfect law.

Psalms 19:7 The law of YHVH is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of YHVH is sure, making wise the simple.

There are many who read this verse and acknowledge that Yahweh's Law is Perfect, but then when reading in the new testament they tell us that the Christ came and improved or fixed the Law because it was not perfect. Here is the definition of the Hebrew word used for perfect. 8549. tamiym, taw-meem'; from H8552; entire (literal, figurative. or mor.); also (as noun) integrity, truth:--without blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without spot, undefiled, upright (-ly), whole. Sounds like our God wanted us to know that His Law is "without blemish" or perfect.

Acts 22:3 I am verily a man which am a Judean, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

The phrase perfect manner is from the Greek word. 195. akribeia, ak-ree'-bi-ah; from the same as G196; exactness:--perfect manner. Paul says the Law is perfect.

Hebrews 7:11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

We know that the Law is perfect, but the Levitical priesthood was not perfect. The Levitical priesthood was intended to be replaced.

Hebrews 7:28 For the law appoints as high priests men who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son who has been perfected forever. (NKJV)

Christ became our high priest as was shown in the last verse.

Hebrews 7:19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

Even though the law is perfect it can not make anything perfect.

Hebrews 10:1 For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.

The law is perfect, but sacrifices could not make anyone perfect. Christ replaced the sacrifices with His own sacrifice ending the need for the sacrifices of the law. His sacrifice was perfect. Please note that Christ did not replace the law. He only replaced those things that were not perfect or if you prefer he fulfilled those parts that were prophesied about him, Luke 24:44. Another way to say it is that he only replaced or fulfilled the parts of the law that were added "because of transgressions", Galatians 3:17-19. I have heard it taught that the law did not exist until Moses. Yahweh's complete and perfect law existed from the very beginning.

Genesis 26:5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

It was the blood ordinances, that were nailed to the cross.

Colossians 2:14 "Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross".

Lastly, some might say that all of this does not matter because the old covenant was replaced with a new one, but let us look and see what is the new covenant.

Hebrews 8:10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

So then Yah's new covenant is his perfect law, now written on our hearts, not just on stone.

James 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

All quotes from the KJV unless otherwise noted.




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