God wants us as his image-bearers to be like him in character as well as to be obedient in conduct. This observation, that we are called to be like our heavenly Father, leads to a consideration of the relationship between love and law. Should it not be significant to us that our Lord summarized the 10 Commandments in terms of the 2, and that both of those begin with "Love"? Jesus did not see the 10 Commandments as arbitrary rules forced upon an unwilling people; he saw the Commandments as practical and tangible demonstrations of what it means to love. Love needs law, and law needs love...
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Pastor Bruce Ray has been senior pastor of Juanita Community Church in Kirkland, Washington since 1976. He also serves as a Police, Fire & EMS chaplain. Books include Withhold Not Correction and Celebrating the Sabbath (both published by P&R Publishing). He is a member of the...