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Bittersweet Kisses: Fulfilling the Jots and Tittles

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     “ Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. ”    Jesus gave assurance that He had not come to abolish the law and the prophets, but He came to fulfill them in Matthew 5:17.  GOD’s Word is always true and HIS Word has been written down accurately. What GOD says, will surely come to pass.  Then Jesus, in Matthew 5:18 makes a statement, that unless you are familiar with reading Hebrew, you may not understand.  Matthew 5:18 reads: “ For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. ”     What is a jot and tittle?  Jots and tittles have to do with letters and how they are written.  They are small, distinguishing accent marks placed on the Hebrew letters that tell us to pay special attention to the word/words being used.  The jot is said to be derived from the “Yod,” which is the smallest letter of the Hebrew alphabet.  A tittle is a small s