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Christian (Rom 10:4). The perfect spirit of a Christian has fulfilled the Law by the
vicarious sacrifice of Jesus (1 John 3:9) but the flesh disobeys these
commandments (Rom 7:18-25, 1 John 1:8, 3:9). They are fulfilled as well in the
basic spirit of the Christian (Rom 3:31, 8:1, Jam 2:10, 1 John 3:9). As a mystery
the single Golden Rule is the same thing (not just a summary or essence) as the full
details of the Law and the Prophets (Mat 7:12). The Law prophesied, alone, until
John the Baptist (Luke 16:16-17), after that it still applies (Luke 16:16-17) but is
no longer prophesied alone as the Law of Christ is then preached (Rom 10:4,
James 1:25).

The reason that the Law does not apply to Christians as commandment but the two
great commandments do apply is that the former is fulfilled in the flesh (Rom 3:19-
21) of the Christian, even as he sins, (1 John 1:8, 3:9), as well as fulfilled by the
basic spirit of a Christian through Christ’s sacrifice and the Holy Ghost within
(Rom 3:31, 10:4). The two great commandments are fulfilled only in the perfect
basic spirit of the Christian but the continual sin of the flesh against them is
continually forgiven by intercession of the Holy Ghost within (Rom 8:27), such
that the sinning flesh is, in a mystery, completely righteous in a Christian (Rom
7:25, 8:1). The flesh of a Christian does not sin against the Law but rather against
the two great commandments (Rom 5:13, 10:4, 14:2-15).

The Word is Christ (Mat 11:13, Luke 16:16, John 1:1, 14, Rev 19:13). The Law is
Vanity (Gen 3:5, Eccl 1:2, 14) and having Salvation is Charity (1 Cor 13:1-13). As
a mystery, the two great commandments are also discrete commandments of the
Law and so a sub-set of the Law (Lev 19:18, Deut 6:5, Mat 22:40). The Golden
Rule is the Law and not just a part of it (Mat 7:12). To keep the Law one has to
escape it, i.e. fulfil it, by salvation in Jesus (Deut 28:61, 30:10, Mat 5:18, John 1:1,
14, Rom 10:4, 2 Cor 5:21, Jam 2:10)

Coming under he Law was initiated in sin and is practised under sin (Gen 2:17,
Isaiah 48:1, 8, Rom 3:10, 20). It is the secondary will of God and is not therefore
‘good’ for men to be under (Ezek 20:25), unless kept (Rom 7:10-12, Jam 2:10),
which as it can not be, therefore is not good (Ezek 20:25, Rom 3:10, 19-20). The
commandment of the Law is good (Rom 7:12) but as a mystery the Law
undertaken or accepted is not (Gen 2:17, Rom 3:10, 19-20, 7:12).

The Law of Christ

It is impossible to be under the Law and under Grace (Rom 10:4). The Law, which
is the book of the Law (Deut 28:61, 30:10), and Grace, which is the book of life