GDL
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Why not? Love Neighbor and Love God are parts of the Mosaic Law, and they are in effect today. And the 5 commandments plus any other commandment that Love Neighbor summarizes are in effect today. And any commandment that is to be kept to Love God is in effect today.Yes, there are things that we do out of love for our neighbor that will overlap with things talked about in the law of Moses, but it doesn't thereby follow that those parts of the law of Moses are in effect today.
As I read our Text, the Mosaic Law as a unit is not in effect today, but parts of the Mosaic Law have obviously survived. Students of God's Law for millennia have interpreted our Text to say there was Law pre-Moses - as is very obvious from Gen 26:5 - and there is Law in the NC era - as is obvious in the reality of God writing His Law in minds and on hearts and Paul saying there is a lawful use of Law. And these facts are just a start. They have used terminology like "God's Law" and "Moral Law" to describe the thread of God's Righteousness that exists in and lasts through any covenant God makes with men. I'm in agreement with this concept.
I'd just change your wording to say, like these students of Law I mention, that those parts of the Mosaic Law that were pre-Moses and that last in Christ are God's Law, which is always applicable, it's even being written in minds and on hearts now so, when this is finished, we won't need Law, we will be Law - Righteous sons of God living in a land where Righteousness dwells and with the Righteous King and God.
Probably, but this can get to be quite a process. Wouldn't you find it easier to start researching the 2 documents listed in your quote above and make your own list? Kings used to have to write their own copy of Torah. There's surely a point to this practice.Now... you may not have a written list, but it sounds like you do have some kind of unwritten list. So far we have:
the ten commandments,
Leviticus 18:23
and Deuteronomy 22:8.
Does anything else come to your mind?
I'm sure it's deep. But Paul spoke several times of his process and wanted partners to help encourage him in the process we're all going through. I see Paul telling us in Phil3 that the pursuit of arriving at the resurrection, the high call of God in Christ Jesus, is a life-long constant pursuit that surpasses Spiritual Maturity and is our becoming more and more like our Lord and first-born Brother. The words Paul uses essentially say there are 2 Perfections (completions/goals/ends): Spiritual Maturity described in some detail by Paul and having to do with knowledge and more succinctly described in late Hebrews5 and into 6; the continuing pursuit in Phil3 that Paul says is arrival at the resurrection - the Perfect ones arriving at the Perfection, so to speak.It's possible Paul has a deep theological concept in mind in Philippians 3. Myself, I think he's getting at more the idea of You might think I have it all together because I'm an apostle, but I don't. I still have struggles like everyone else. But I keep pressing on.
Thanks. I'm sure it'll come up now and then. I have more than a few research projects I'd like to do. This is one of them. With your interest, I'm wondering why you aren't doing the study yourself.Great discussion, btwAnd again, if you happen to think of more from the law of Moses that you believe must be done to show love for God, I'm interested
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