For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments 1 John 5:3Rom.6:14,15, Rom.7:1,4,5,6, Rom.7:16,22 Rom.7:25 Rom.8:3,4. I guess an interesting thing is how the verse "love does no harm to its neighbour, therefore love is the fulfilling of the law" is viewed in two different ways according to who is telling the story. The correct view is that BECAUSE love does no harm, it is therefore the fulfilling of the law, that LOVE or 'to love' is in itself, to fulfill the law. This is the 'law of love' which comes with the Spirit of God who is love. The other (wrong) view is that this great quality of LOVE is only enacted or exhibited when the law is kept, by the keeping of the law. This subject is endless in argument, as are many others because there will aways be a right and a wrong view. Many are the scriptures which make this plain, especially where Paul says that to seek to justify by law is to be cut off from Christ. Romans 7 is contentious when it should not be because if you investigate the subject fully then it is obvious that Paul is speaking NOT as a Christian but as one under the law, the old covenant by which men are condemned as Paul said, that the law was the ministry of death, and the ministry of condemnation, which is why a new covenant had to be put in place and then explained to "those who know the law" (Rom.7:1) why this was the case, because by the law no one could be saved. Under the law I am a "wretched man" Rom.7:24. To be a bit cheeky, if we reverse a certain scripture it then reads 'but if you are NOT led by the Spirit then you ARE under the law'.
Love through obedience does no harm because true love to God does not sin (break God’s commandments) 1 John 3:4, Romans 7:7. Sin does harm because it separates us from God thats why the Law of the Lord is perfect for converting the soul Psalms 19:7.
All of God’s commandments are Truth Psalms 119:151 those who keep not the commandments there is no truth 1 John 2:3-5 so to say we can love our neighbor and love God but break His commandments is not a truthful teaching. Love to God is why you keep God’s commandants, therefore is the fulfillment of the law because the law is being kept through love, meaning your heart has changed through Jesus.
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