The law wasn’t our guardian, it was Israel’s until Christ came. Israel needed to be constantly supervised like rebellious children. Somehow the Gentiles were coerced into believing that the Jews were more spiritual and closer to God because of their flesh birthright. The Jews were saying they were the true children of Abraham and the Gentiles reasoned that it must be correct. So then the Gentiles put themselves under the bondage to the law, too.
When the stewards of God’s Word force their carnal understanding of spirituality on those who they deem less spiritual, these religious stewards should be seen as children who need a guardian rather than mature sons of God who no longer need to be supervised constantly. They’re like Israel under law and should not be seen as having any special authority. They act like immature children when they display their pompous attitudes.
They preach, “Love one another.” But their carnal mind tells them this is a difficult commandment to keep. They don’t see it as impossible. But unless we see it IS impossible for man to love as Christ does, we don’t understand what the disciples understood.
But if we read I John as God meant it, we can’t help but see and understand the Truth. It is the very love of God that comes to dwell within us and makes keeping His commandment something that is not difficult to keep. It is taking on the mind of Christ, as opposed to trying to understand it with our carnal, immature minds.
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and whoever loves the Father loves the child born of Him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and observe His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome. For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world–our faith.” 1 John 5:1-4
If you insist on taking the viewpoint that John’s words are difficult requirements, (or ANY commandment, for that matter) you will not see the miraculous reality declared by the Lord Jesus Christ and by John’s letter. The love of God is the very definition of those who are born of Him.
And remember, it was this miraculous love of God which Jesus exemplified while He was on this earth. Religious men were so angry and offended by that simple truth, that they crucified Jesus with the very law He came to deliver us from.