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1 John 3:4, 6, 9), the commandments of Christ, or the sins expounded by the Word
(Rom 6:7, 1 John 3:4, 6, 9) all of which are the same (John 1:14), unless the act in
question happens to be a sin against the two great commandments (Deut 5:17, Eccl
3:3, 8, Mat 7:1, Rom 2:1, 8:1, 1 John 3:6, 9, 5:18). In the latter case he has still not
committed the sin of, say, 'murder' (Mat 19:18) even though he has perpetrated the
act, his sin is against the two great commandments as adjudged by God given the
specific circumstances (Mat 22:40, Gal 3:13). The Christian can only sin against
the two great commandments (1 John 5:18) or the unforgivable sin of salvation
loss (1 John 5:16), but at that point, of course, he is no longer a Christian (Heb
6:6). In secular fact and common parlance of course a Christian may commit the
crime or commit the thought, word or deed that society deems, or a dictionary will
define, as murder or whatever but this has nothing to do with God's perspective,
which is the only perspective as regards sin that is valid (Gen 4:7, 1 John 3:4). A
Christian’s flesh sins only against the two great commandments and none other
and his spirit sins not at all (Mat 5:18, Rom 8:1, 10:4, 1 John 1:8, 1 John 3:4, 6, 9,
5:16-18). The second of the two great commandments is the perfect fulfilment of
the Law (Gal 5:14) which is already fulfilled by Christ in us (Rom 3:31, 8:4, 10)
and is not therefore Law for us (Rom 10:4) but what we should aspire to obey as
commandment to our lives.

A Christian loves Christ perfectly in spirit (John 14:12) and in spirit commits no
sin (1 John 3:9). A Christian obeys all the commandments of Christ in spirit (John
14:21, 1 John 3:9). The commandments of Christ that apply to Christians are the
two great commandments and none other (Mat 5:18, Rom 3:31, 10:4, 14:4, Gal
2:17-19, Jam 2:10, 1 John 3:4). All the Word’s commandments to men constitute
the Law (Deut 28:15, 29:21, John 1:1, 14, 1 John 3:4) that is the Word is the book
of the Law (Deut 27:26, 28:58, 61, 29:21, 30:10, 31: 26, Jer 6:19, Mat 5:17, John
1:1, 14, 1 Cor 9:8, Gal 3:10). The Law is one, one book (Psalm 40:7, 139:16, Rev
22;18-19), one volume (Psalm 40:7), one commandment (Deut 30:10-11), in one
Word and is the Word (Deut 30:10-11, 33:4, 14, 33:4, Josh 1:8, 8:34, John 1:1). By
a mystery the Word is also the escape from the Law (John 1:1, 14, Rom 10:4, Rev
19:13-16). The book of Life is Salvation (Rev 21:27) and thereafter the two great
commandments which are yet part of the Law (Rev 22:18-19). In other words the
Law orders that those under it escape it by fulfilment via Christ (Mat 5:18) and
thereafter practise the two great commandments and none other (Gal 3:10, 13,
5:14, Rev 22:18-19). The Law orders those not yet under it not to become so (Gen
2:17) and the curse became itself cursed so that any under the curse, by
disobedience, could be delivered by the fulfilment of it (Mat 5:18, Gal 3:10-13,
Col 2:14). As the Person of Christ the Word-in-the-flesh is referred to as ‘he’
(John 1:14-15), as the Word-in-the-spiritual-book (Rev 19:13-16) and as the Word-