The Lord gave Moses the law in stone, and the Lord is truth, yet that law is inadequate. Christ put the law into our hearts.
The law in stone is fleshly, to be obeyed by the letter of the law. God is spirit, not flesh, so the true law is not the fleshly letter of the law, it is the law of the spirit. All the laws of the OT reflect this. The Lord gave physical commands and rewards to teach the law of the spirit--- like circumcision. When they cut flesh and made a mark to show they were different from pagans and belonged to God, the symbol of circumcision was to teach the law of the spirit. When Christ put the law in our hearts, we are not to use the fleshly commands any longer, but listen to the holy spirit within us.
The Lord gave us a universal command we are to check all law against, for all true law reflects this universal law.
Luke 10:26-27 What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?” 27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
The law in stone is fleshly, to be obeyed by the letter of the law. God is spirit, not flesh, so the true law is not the fleshly letter of the law, it is the law of the spirit. All the laws of the OT reflect this. The Lord gave physical commands and rewards to teach the law of the spirit--- like circumcision. When they cut flesh and made a mark to show they were different from pagans and belonged to God, the symbol of circumcision was to teach the law of the spirit. When Christ put the law in our hearts, we are not to use the fleshly commands any longer, but listen to the holy spirit within us.
The Lord gave us a universal command we are to check all law against, for all true law reflects this universal law.
Luke 10:26-27 What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?” 27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
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