Love is fulfillment of the law?

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love is full when there is no causation/infliction of evil/harm to/on the neighbor/cohabitant, and because there has also been a possibility of hidden/mysterious causation/infliction of evil/harm, namely, above all, (through) spiritual unrighteousness/lawlessness/wickedness, which actually is the original and very sin, i.e. the sin of the sins, the evil of evils, the cause of the causes, the iniquity of iniquities, vanity of vanities, etc., the spiritual/religious people have, first of all, (had) to be careful not to commit such an iniquity - this is the reason why the first four of the Ten Commandments are purely spiritual; for example, they say the religious worshipers should not have any other god, lord(christ) or spirit besides the true One (Exodus 20:3, 1 John 5:21), and that is because the "darkness" seeks (a way) to manifest (itself) in the world, and one of the main ways for it to do that is by manifesting in the form of another, misleading god called "satan" - remember how satan seduced eve and adam into "eating" from the forbidden "tree" - he spoke to her/them and acted as if he were a God, and unfortunately they obeyed him; and, in similarity to the true God and His Kingdom, satan is also a spirit and his kingdom (of sin) —, first of all, spiritual, and the spiritual is the most invisible/imperceptible thing, moreover, it is (at) the base of everything that is in the universe; so, the religious worshipers could love their neighbor/cohabitant perfectly enough if they follow/comply with the Holy Commandments of God when practicing the faith, because besides the visible and understandable things there are also spiritual things hidden/invisible or difficult to perceive, which is why there is Scripture - a written record in which these things are described, albeit in a specific spiritual language (in fact, difficult to understand for most humans)...

so, love and the keeping of the Holy Commandments of God are closely related in the faith

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I would say genuine "love" of keeping the Holy Commandments, because and out of love, cause you realize that it is about love, and that you having true, genuine Godly Love is key to keeping the commandments...

All others trying go up and on over the wall, some other way, will, most of them, will be deceived into only "thinking" that the are keeping the commandments and obeying God, when, really they are not, but are children of the Devil...

What is the Physciains oath, first and above all, "Do no harm", do not make things worse, or more evil...

But, sometimes it is necessary to do some harm, for the greater good, of making things even better in the end...

God Bless!
 
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The cup of Christ, and the Cup of demons...

The Old covenant and following it insted of the new, now that we have the new, is drinking from the cup of demons

In the old Covenant, everything was what the demons "demanded", and the new Covenant, is what God provided, in response to that, that is centered around Christ...

It was His (God's plan) to have their way (O.C.) fail, and what God would do with it/about it when it failed...

Now at the end of the N.C., the law stands at the end of it, but will be about how God fulfilled it, through Love, and is the only way we can fulfill it, any other way, as I said above, fails... And has been proven in the O.T. to fail, and to fail us, and point to the beginning of the N.C. when Christ will be with you as your God, then... Helping you to walk in Love, and fulfill Love...

God Bless!
 
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About the law (or O.C.) being the beginning and end, but not the in-between, cause the Commandments are like were shooting arrows, (making attempts) at the target, and we keep missing the bulls-eye, but, with and through Love, you aim will be perfect or perfected, and you'll hit the bulls-eye, one day...

Any other way, always misses the bulls-eye...

God Bless!
 
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The cup of Christ, and the Cup of demons...

The Old covenant and following it insted of the new, now that we have the new, is drinking from the cup of demons

In the old Covenant, everything was what the demons "demanded", and the new Covenant, is what God provided, in response to that, that is centered around Christ...

It was His (God's plan) to have their way (O.C.) fail, and what God would do with it/about it when it failed...

Now at the end of the N.C., the law stands at the end of it, but will be about how God fulfilled it, through Love, and is the only way we can fulfill it, any other way, as I said above, fails... And has been proven in the O.T. to fail, and to fail us, and point to the beginning of the N.C. when Christ will be with you as your God, then... Helping you to walk in Love, and fulfill Love...

God Bless!
This is also about drinking from the cup unworthily and bringing judgment upon yourself...

God Bless!
 
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Dear mmbattlestar. Yes, Love is the fulfilment of the Law. Jesus told us in Matthew 22: 35-40: " The first and great Commandment is: Love God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. the second is like it: love thy neighbour as thyself." Verse 40 tells us: on these two Commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets. God is Love and God wants loving sons and daughters.
The Bible tells us: give up all selfish and unloving word and deeds, Love God with all our beings, and love our neighbour as we love ourselves. Love is very catching, and Love will ALWAYS be victorious. Jesus died out of Love for all of us, and God wants our LOVE, and care and joy. Love will soon be with us, if we give love a chance, In Matthews 7: 7-10: we are told: Ask and you shall receive, that is easy and straight forward. We ask God for Love, then we thank God and share all love and care, and joy and compassion with our neighbour. Why not try it, mmbattlestar, we will be always kind and loving and helpful, as God wants us to be. I say this with love. Greetings from Emmy, your sister in Christ.
 
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I do not know about US but in Finland when cars were first bought, sold and introduced there were no laws for seatbelts. Speedlimits were also not so clear. However someone thought that seatbelts were a safer thing so it became the norm. Law saved lives. The law was out of love for peoples lives, not to make them miserable.
 
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God is not a cosmic kill-joy. His commandments are out of love for His children and their joy on earth and in the heavenly realms.

John 15:11
These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.

John 16:24
Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full.

What ARE Jesus' commandments and precepts??
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1 John 5:3
For this is the (RETURNED!) love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome.
 
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God is not a cosmic kill-joy. His commandments are out of love for His children and their joy on earth and in the heavenly realms.

John 15:11
These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.

John 16:24
Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full.

What ARE Jesus' commandments and precepts??
CHALLENGE: List them here with Copy+Paste Scripture.

1 John 5:3
For this is the (RETURNED!) love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome.
Always do and be good out of love... Always doing and being what is right out of, and in, love...

God Bless!
 
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It seems that some here have forgotten that the mosaic law includes but is not limited to animal sacrifices, aka old covenant while we are under the new covenant in which Christ is the Lamb that was slain for our sins thus the law was fulfilled. While that is true, Love is summary of what the law told us and what the prophets told us thus is not expired but takes on a different role.
 
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In Romans 13:10 Paul says:

"Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law."

If love is fulfillment of law then why did Jesus tell us to keep the law in John 14:15?

"If you love me, keep my commands."

and again in Matthew 5:17-19:

"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven."


Also, if Jesus fulfilled the law why do we need love to fulfill the law and why would Jesus say "keep the law"? If we are no longer under the law like Paul says in Romans 6:14? I'm confused.
Its very, very simple. Love is the way, the only right way, to keep the law. Its how we obey by the Spirit rather than by the letter, and its only accomplished as we enter communion with God, 'apart from whom we can do nothing'. John 5:15
 
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Good post. So, when Jesus said "keep my commandments" he meant the two greatest commandments and not the 10 commandments?
How do you love God with all your heart and your neighbor as yourself? This too, in my opinion, is a work of the Spirit. I don't think we can keep those commandments, but we can cooperate with the work of the Spirit. For example, I know I have not arrived in my ability to love my enemies. However, when I have an enemy come against me, I turn to prayer and seek the Lord so I can respond the way He wants me to respond. But it is not automatic.
 
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Its very, very simple. Love is the way, the only right way, to keep the law. Its how we obey by the Spirit rather than by the letter, and its only accomplished as we enter communion with God, 'apart from whom we can do nothing'. John 5:15

So basically you're saying without love there is no way we could be saved? I guess I agree with that.

How do you love God with all your heart and your neighbor as yourself? This too, in my opinion, is a work of the Spirit. I don't think we can keep those commandments, but we can cooperate with the work of the Spirit. For example, I know I have not arrived in my ability to love my enemies. However, when I have an enemy come against me, I turn to prayer and seek the Lord so I can respond the way He wants me to respond. But it is not automatic.

I don't believe we can fully keep those commandments either. I've tried, (Including trying to keep the Sabbath) and It's really hard to fully keep the 10 commandments. But then again, only Jesus fully was able to keep the 10 commandments. Hope you eventually are lead to love your enemies as well. I know it can be hard sometimes. Good luck.
 
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so I see no grounds whatsoever to think that the Mosaic Law is the law of sin when he was clearly contrasting the two.

I can understand how you misunderstood my statement since I had quoted the whole verse. I was not equating the Mosaic law as being the same as the law of sin and death. The law of sin and death are the forces affection creation because of Adam's fall. But the law of love is higher than the Mosaic law (although it is an umbrella that law that the Mosaic law is under) because the Mosaic law could not cover all possibilities and that the Lord knew that it was impossible to fulfill the Mosaic law while we are sinners, so it was meant to magnify sin. Only a sinless man, Jesus, could fulfill the Mosaic law, and he did.

When Jesus said that if we look upon a woman with lust we have already committed adultery, he was not sinning in violation of Deuteronomy 4:2 by giving a new or higher law, but rather he was was simply fulfilling the Law by teaching how to correctly understand and obey the 7th and 10th Commandments against adultery and coveting in our heart as they were originally intended to be understood.

If I take your meaning the way I think you mean, yes, not lusting in your heart would be fulfilling the Mosaic commandments. However, it is not possible to not lust in your heart while unregenerate, and it is still difficult when born again.

It says that Jesus gave himself to redeem us from all Lawlessness, not to redeem us from the Law, but for those who nevertheless still hold that he gave himself to free Gentiles from the Law, it is inconsistent to hold that position and the position that Gentiles were never under the Law in the first place.

You are now addressing something that I made no comment on. However, I am in agreement that grace has always been given to repent, not as license to sin. But your statement regarding Gentiles is misleading. We were never under the Mosaic law but have always been under the law of righteousness. This is the argument that Paul gives in chapter 2 of Romans. To be under the Mosaic law means to be a participant of that covenant. Only Gentiles who converted to Judaism (OT meaning, not Talmudic meaning) joined the Mosaic covenant.

The Mosaic covenant with its laws do not cover every law of creation. It is not possible to list every law, so God distilled it down to a manageable size, whatever that number is since the 613 laws I have been told includes laws penned by rabbis.
 
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Hope you eventually are lead to love your enemies as well. I know it can be hard sometimes. Good luck.
Thank you. As the days become more evil, we will all need to know how to love our enemies.
 
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"AGAPE" LOVE is not an option to be exercised by Mankind. Love is COMMANDED throughout the Bible.

One thing that is clear but is often difficult to grasp ... agape love is not a feeling. It is an attitude, a determination, both leading to action. Thus you can love your neighbour even when your neighbour is your enemy. God loved us when we were still his enemies ... that didn't stop his action.
 
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One thing that is clear but is often difficult to grasp ... agape love is not a feeling. It is an attitude, a determination, both leading action. Thus you can love your neighbour even when your neighbour is your enemy. God loved us when we were still his enemies ... that didn't stop his action.
the only thing I would add is that it does sometimes come with strong emotion look at Christ's prayer in the garden. It's emotion, action, attitude and more and just for the record you are the first person other than my husband and I that I have heard say that Love is an attitude...which btw is scriptural...bravo to you, I am impressed.
 
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That is true. It does make sense that that's what Paul meant. But, if we are no longer under the law But are under grace why did Jesus say to keep the law? Is there something I'm missing?

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Jesus came as the Lamb of Atonement, where at baptism by John in the Jordan River, He took upon the sin of mankind "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the World" (John 1:29)
Jesus fulfilled the law of redemption, hence she'd His blood to death remiting all sin of the World.

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What ARE Jesus' commandments and precepts??
CHALLENGE: List them here with Copy+Paste Scripture.
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Funny, I was just looking at a page that listed them and the tab is still up!

Repent—Matthew 4:17
  • Rejoice when you are persecuted for following Jesus—Matthew 5:12
  • Repent from sin by cutting off the temptation, or go to hell---Matt 5:29-30
  • Don't say more than 'yes' or 'no' to prove you are truthful —Matthew 5:37
  • Sacrifice Beyond What Others Demand You Give—Matthew 5:38–42
  • Do Not Pray Alone In Public Where Others Can See You--Matthew 6:5-6
  • Do Not Lay Up Treasures on Earth (that Sacrifices Treasures in Heaven)—Matthew 6:19–20
  • Seek Above All God’s Kingdom, and God will provide materially—Matthew 6:33
  • Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto You—Matthew 7:12
  • Beware of False Prophets Who Have Signs & Wonders But Work Lawlessness / Negation of the Law given Moses—Matthew 7:15
  • Pray God Sends Co-Laborers To Spread Good News—Matthew 9:38
  • Do not blaspheme (insult) Yahweh's name for it is unpardonable — Matthew 12:31
  • Honor Your Parents (means Support in Poverty)—Matthew 15:4
  • Beware The Pharisees (Minimizing Law to Tithing and issuing Commands that "make of none effect" the Law given Moses)—Matthew 16:6; 23:23;15:6
  • Deny Yourself, Take Up Your Cross & Follow Me—Luke 9:23
  • Repent From Sin And Turn in Deep Sorrow For Justification--Luke 18:9-14
  • Go to Those Who Wrong You And Confront Over Their Wrong—Matthew 18:15
  • Beware of Covetousness; life is not in the abundance you have—Luke 12:15
  • Forgive Those Who Wrong You, even if they keep wronging you over and over—Matthew 18:21–22
  • Be A People Producing Fruit, Or You Will Not Receive the Kingdom--Matthew 21:4
  • Praise, honor and worship the name of Yahweh. Matt 6:9 (Henry commentary on "Hallowed be thy name").
  • Make the name of Yahweh known to fulfill the will of Christ in His prayer to the Father. John 17:6
  • Love Your Neighbor—Matthew 22:39
  • Await My Return; Do Not Listen To Imposters in the Wilderness or Private Places Saying It Is Me; My Return Will Be Universally Seen—Matthew 24:4-6, 23-27
  • Produce spiritual profits, and God's abundant blessings will flow. Otherwise, what you have in blessings will be taken away. (Matt. 25:29. Cf. Matt 13:12)
  • Try to understand my message, and more understanding will be given. If you don't, what little understanding you have will be taken away. (Matt 13:12.)
  • Be "Alive Again" / "Born Again" - Like the Prodigal Who Repented from Sin and Headed Back to the Father—John 3:7; Luke 15:11-32
  • Be Shrewd With Money, Using it to Gain Friends to lead them to the Kingdom. Luke 16:1-16 (discussed).
  • If You Love Me, Keep My Commandments—John 14:15
  • Watch and Pray—Matthew 26:41
  • Teach The Nations (including Gentiles) All That I Have Commanded--Matthew 28:19
  • Receive God’s Power—Luke 24:49
  • Make Disciples of All Nations, Teaching Them to Observe All That I Commanded You —Matthew 28:20
  • Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. (John 13:34.)
Note: I did not add those comments in there. It was just some guys opinion and not necessarily mine.

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