Two thousand years ago, among the Jews, it was hard to apply the Law of Moses to the world as a whole. How could all the world have light from God to live to please this one true God? Enter Jesus, the Christ, the light sent by God. He 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 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. Now we take much of this for granted, such as with teachings to comply with Jesus’ ‘Good Samaritan’ teaching. But we still need to ensure the next generation has sight of his teachings. That is a loving duty to them and to God.
