Jesus, the Christ, the light sent by God, took the Law and extracted the brightest of light from it, the Ten Commandments, the command to love God, and the command to love one’s neighbour as oneself. He then taught that those who believe he is the light sent by God, that they should hold to his commands and teachings so they become his true disciples. He provided his own blood in dying on a cross in sacrifice for the failings of all to meet the requirements of God, and God raised him from the dead. Then he sent Paul to tell the Gentiles they could live by the teachings of this Christ and not be required to keep all the Law of Moses. Paul was inspired by Jesus and sent by Jesus to teach how living by the Holy Spirit is the new way to fulfil the teachings of Jesus. Actually this new way is also, Paul taught, the fulfilment of the Law of Moses, but by it being written on hearts of those who follow Jesus: written by the word and powerful actions of the Holy Spirit. It is primarily to be lived out in a context of all the believers in how they behave towards each other. This is in light of them being each a part of the whole body of Christ, all one in him. In this light, the commands and other teachings of Jesus Christ and the authority he has as Lord and Master of these disciples are applied by the Holy Spirit, through the preaching of the apostles and prophets, supported by the work of the Holy Spirit in believers.
