Frogster
Galatians is the best!
Could people love before the law, or where they never heard of the law?Thanks for reiterating what I said in the Op, at least a part.
Summed up is not exactly what he did, he explained that the 10 hung off the two that were not in the ten.
The first he spoke of is called the Shema Hear O Israel, the L-RD our G-d the L-RD is one. And you shall love the L-RD your G-d with all your heart, with all you soul and with all your might, that comes from Deuteronomy
and the one like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself" which comes from Leviticus.
Now all else falls into those categories. and looks like the chart below
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It is called the 'law of love' and the Torah teaches one how to do so. John spoke about this:
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and observe His commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome. 1John5:3
To love the children of G-d you must first love G-d and the way you love G-d is to keep/observe his commandments.
1. He rebuked them for putting man made commandments over G-ds commandments.
2. You are correct he never said to obey the man made laws (Jewish laws) but he did say to Keep G-ds laws, G-ds commandments. If he hadn't he would have lead them astray from the one True G-d and would be a false prophet as the OP is all about.
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