غَايَةَ الشَّرِيعَةِ إِنَّمَا هِيَ المَسِيح، لِكَي يَتَبَرَّرَ بِهِ كُلُّ مُؤْمِن/Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes

هَا إنَّ هذَا الطِّفْلَ قَدْ جُعِلَ لِسُقُوطِ ونُهُوضِ كَثِيرينَ في إِسْرَائِيل، وآيَةً لِلخِصَام.
وأَنْتِ أَيْضًا، سَيَجُوزُ في نَفْسِكِ سَيْف، فتَنْجَلي خَفَايَا قُلُوبٍ كَثيرَة».
إنجيل القدّيس لوقا02/من22حتى35/:”ولَمَّا تَمَّتْ أَيَّامُ تَطْهِير يُوسُفَ ومَريَمَ بِحَسَبِ تَورَاةِ مُوسَى، صَعِدَا بِهِ إِلى أُورَشَلِيمَ لِيُقَدِّماهُ للرَّبّ، كمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ في شَرِيعَةِ الرَّبّ: «كُلُّ ذَكَرٍ فَاتِحِ رَحِمٍ يُدْعَى مُقَدَّسًا لِلرَّبّ»، ولِكَي يُقدِّمَا ذَبِيحَة، كَمَا وَرَدَ في شَرِيعَةِ الرَّبّ: «زَوجَيْ يَمَام، أَو فَرْخَيْ حَمَام».وكانَ في أُورَشَلِيمَ رَجُلٌ ٱسْمُهُ سِمْعَان. وكانَ هذَا الرَّجُلُ بَارًّا تَقِيًّا، يَنْتَظِرُ عَزَاءَ إِسْرَائِيل، والرُّوحُ القُدُسُ كانَ عَلَيْه. وكانَ الرُّوحُ القُدُسُ قَدْ أَوْحَى إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لَنْ يَرَى المَوْتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرَى مَسِيحَ الرَّبّ. فجَاءَ بِدَافِعٍ مِنَ الرُّوحِ إِلى الهَيْكَل. وعِنْدَما دَخَلَ بِٱلصَّبِيِّ يَسُوعَ أَبَوَاه، لِيَقُومَا بِمَا تَفْرِضُهُ التَّورَاةُ في شَأْنِهِ، حَمَلَهُ سِمْعَانُ على ذِرَاعَيْه، وبَارَكَ اللهَ وقَال:«أَلآنَ تُطْلِقُ عَبْدَكَ بِسَلام، أَيُّهَا السَّيِّد، بِحَسَبِ قَولِكَ، لأَنَّ عَيْنَيَّ قَدْ أَبْصَرَتا خَلاصَكَ، أَلَّذِي أَعْدَدْتَهُ أَمَامَ الشُّعُوبِ كُلِّهَا، نُوْرًا يَنْجَلي لِلأُمَم، ومَجْدًا لِشَعْبِكَ إِسْرَائِيل!.» وكانَ أَبُوهُ وأُمُّهُ يَتَعَجَّبَانِ مِمَّا يُقَالُ فِيه. وبَارَكَهُمَا سِمْعَان، وقَالَ لِمَرْيَمَ أُمِّهِ: «هَا إنَّ هذَا الطِّفْلَ قَدْ جُعِلَ لِسُقُوطِ ونُهُوضِ كَثِيرينَ في إِسْرَائِيل، وآيَةً لِلخِصَام. وأَنْتِ أَيْضًا، سَيَجُوزُ في نَفْسِكِ سَيْف، فتَنْجَلي خَفَايَا قُلُوبٍ كَثيرَة».

غَايَةَ الشَّرِيعَةِ إِنَّمَا هِيَ المَسِيح، لِكَي يَتَبَرَّرَ بِهِ كُلُّ مُؤْمِن.
رسالة القدّيس بولس إلى أهل رومة10/من01حتى04/09/من30حتى34/:”يا إِخوَتِي، مَاذَا نَقُول؟ إِنَّ الأُمَمَ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَسْعَوا إِلى البِرِّ قَدْ أَدْرَكُوا البِرّ، أَيْ البِرَّ الَّذي هُوَ مِنَ الإِيْمَان. أَمَّا إِسْرَائِيلُ الَّذي سَعَى إِلى شَرِيعَةِ البِرّ، فَلَمْ يَبْلُغْ شَرِيعَةَ البِرّ. لِمَاذَا؟ لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَسْعَ إِلى البِرِّ بِالإِيْمَانِ بَلْ بِالأَعْمَال. فَعَثَرُوا بِحَجَرِ العَثْرَة، كَمَا هوَ مَكْتُوب: «هَا إِنِّي أَضَعُ في صِهْيُونَ حَجَرَ عَثْرَةٍ، وصَخْرَةَ شَكٍّ، فَمَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ لا يُخْزَى». أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَة، إِنَّ بُغْيَةَ قَلْبي وتَضَرُّعِي إِلى اللهِ مِنْ أَجْلِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لِيَخْلُصُوا. فأَنَا أَشْهَدُ لَهُم أَنَّ فيهِم غَيْرَةً لله، وَلكِنْ بِدُونِ مَعْرِفَةٍ صَحيحَة. فقَدْ جَهِلُوا بِرَّ الله، وحَاوَلُوا أَنْ يُثْبِتُوا بِرَّ أَنْفُسِهِم، فَلَمْ يَخْضَعُوا لِبِرِّ الله؛ لأَنَّ غَايَةَ الشَّرِيعَةِ إِنَّمَا هِيَ المَسِيح، لِكَي يَتَبَرَّرَ بِهِ كُلُّ مُؤْمِن”.

This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed so that the inner thoughts of many will be revealed and a sword will pierce your own soul too.’
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 02/22-35/:”When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, ‘Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord’), and they offered a sacrifice according to what is stated in the law of the Lord, ‘a pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons.’Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit rested on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. Guided by the Spirit, Simeon came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him what was customary under the law, Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying, ‘Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel.’ And the child’s father and mother were amazed at what was being said about him. Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, ‘This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed so that the inner thoughts of many will be revealed and a sword will pierce your own soul too.’”

For Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes
Letter to the Romans 09/30-33//10/01-04/:”What then are we to say? Gentiles, who did not strive for righteousness, have attained it, that is, righteousness through faith; but Israel, who did strive for the righteousness that is based on the law, did not succeed in fulfilling that law. Why not? Because they did not strive for it on the basis of faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the stumbling-stone, as it is written, ‘See, I am laying in Zion a stone that will make people stumble, a rock that will make them fall, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.’ Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. I can testify that they have a zeal for God, but it is not enlightened. For, being ignorant of the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking to establish their own, they have not submitted to God’s righteousness. For Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.”