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Monday 16 November 2015

The Law of Love

Regarding the Law of Moses, freedom in Christ should not be set aside for Jewish Law even though the Law was given by God and Christ did not abolish it but rather brought it to its ultimate goal by creating a new way while including the old - like Eve being formed from the rib of Adam. The way to seek now is the new way and it is marked by freedom. How is it if He created a new way while including the old that the new way doesn't require obedience to the old way except in the summation of it - love? He kept the rules of the old way whose summation is love and He died so the rules of the Law of Moses lost power over Him when He rose from the dead but the summation of them - love - remained in Him as it does even after death when we keep our love. So we obey risen Lord Jesus and this means obeying His love and sharing in the same love He has. Love for His followers plus love that even extends to His enemies and bears with them to some extent - whatever we learn is true of His present day love is our duty to share. This is the new way.