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82:6) and dies as a result (Gen 2:17, Psalm 82:7) and is judged (Psalm 82:1, 8).
All sin stems from a desire to be God (Gen 1:26, 3:5, 22, Psalm 82:1, Isaiah 14:14,
Ezek 28:2, 6, Mat 22:19-21, 1 Tim 6:10, Rev 13:14). Other expressions of this
include Satan attempting to be God (2 Cor 4:4) and the Son of Perdition's attempt
to be God (2 Thes 2:4). God has so instituted the Universe that the precise
applicability of specific and detailed laws will result in universal condemnation as
well as arbitrary unfairness as perceived by those under the rules, as various laws
of the Law graphically illustrate. He has done so that Man should see that this is
not the way to Love God, neighbour and self (Mat 22:40) but is rather an attempt
to usurp God (Gen 3:5) and play God by determining what is right and wrong (Gen
3:5, 22) and then have the arrogance to claim the ability to adhere to such a code of
rules (Rom 2:1). This is anathema to God (Gen 2:17, Rom 2:1). Man does not
keep God’s laws or Man’s laws and it makes no difference whether it is the Law in
a few commandments (Gen 2:17, Rom 1:18) or the Law revealed in full (Gen 1:28,
2:17, Rom 3:19, Gal 3:10).

The better aspect of the automatic status of Man as a child of God is that he has
access to the Word, as has always been the case (John 10:35, Rom 1:18-20,
10:18). The Law, because it is chosen in disobedience to God is Man's choice
(Gen 2:17, 3:5, Rom 7:11) and therefore Jesus refers to it as ‘your law’ (John
10:34) even though ‘given’ by God who is Christ (John 10:34. ‘I said’).

This is why Jesus can claim concepts such as justice and mercy as the ‘more
weightier’ part of the Law (Mat 23:23) as they are preached in the Psalms for
example (Psalm 82:2-4). The primary will Love of God behind the secondary will
Law was the more important aspect of the Law (Mat 23:23, Luke 11:42).

Christians & The Law

Note when referring to a Christian being ‘under’ anything e.g. the Tree of Life, this
does not mean that his righteousness is exposed to his record of keeping to it - he is
righteous anyway (Rom 8:1). This is distinct to being ‘under’ the Law. One, the
Law, is being under a curse, the other a blessing (Rom 10:3-4, 13).

The Law contains both the commandments of the Tree of Life, Jesus Christ, and
those of the Forbidden Fruit, the Law (Duet 6:2, Mat 5:18-19 - ‘these’ refers to all
the Old Testament laws, the general commandments of Jesus and the Word,
making them all one, Rev 22:18-19). However a Christian fulfils (Mat 5:17) the
Law by the blood of Christ (1 John 1:7) and therefore obeys it by this means, the
only viable means. As such he is further commanded to keep only the