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NASB | 2 John 1:6 And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 John 1:6 And this is love: that we walk in accordance with His commandments and are guided continually by His precepts. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should [always] walk in love. |
Bible Question: Gal 5:14 say's the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, LOVE. Does that mean that the Law is done away with? Jesus plainly says in Mat 5:17-18 that he did not come to destroy the Law. Gal 5:14 is saying all of God's Laws can be summed up with the word, Love. God is love, so His Law is Love. His Law is not done away with because of Love. There seems to be a great confusion about the difference between God's Law and man's law. God never changes, man does change |
Bible Answer: Paul was talking in the context of our relationship with fellowmen which is governed by love. Remember that our Lord had summed up in Mark 12:29-31 the greatest commandment is to love God and second is to love our neighbour - men. You are quite right in that if we can practice "agape" love in our daily life, law will be fulfilled. Law is still there for those who may have wronged, but if we can pratice love (see 1 Pet 4:8) it covers multitudes of sins. we have no fear of the law because in 1 john 4:18 there is no fear in love. ... (see the remaining encouraging verses if you so wishes.......) |