It’s poignant to note that the Scriptures connect the concepts of the law, sin and death, for they are truly joined together for mankind, for God has ordained it. The law of liberty pertains to Old Testament Law being fulfilled by Christ Jesus, Whose Ministry, death and Resurrection satisfied, and what it means for us who follow Him is freedom from loving our sin. For He enables us to love Him so much more than anything we could ever desire if we allow it to be so. He also enables us to comprehend this Precept.  Through the Holy Spirit indwelling, believers are equipped to overcome sinful ways and habits. And we are free from the bondage of Old Testament Law, and from the self-centeredness in which the secular world abides.

“Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.” (Galatians 5:1)

The law enslaves us, but freedom in Christ liberates believers from the bondage of the law. As for God’s Law; referring to the 10 Commandments, Paul declares:

“Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.” (Romans 13:8)

And Jesus said:

“And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:32)

And God has written His Law on the hearts of His people, therefore, we who love Him do not need to look into the law of commands, but within:

“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people:” (Hebrews 8:10)

That’s because when Jesus came in the flesh, He came to fulfill the Law, which freed believers from the Law:

“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.” (Matthew 5:17)

And Paul declares freedom in Christ, as well:

“Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” (2Corinthias 3:17)

The Law of Christ is mentioned in several verses in the Bible. Here are some of them:

• 1Corinthians 9:21:"to those who are without law, as without law, (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law."
• Galatians 6:2:"Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ."
• James 2:12:"So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty."
• Romans 8:1-2:"There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.”
• Romans 10:4:"For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believes."

Moreover, James, the brother of Jesus has a few words of wisdom for believers regarding liberty:

“But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.” (James 1:25)

Also See: James 2:8-12

The Apostle Paul presents a warning regarding liberty:

“For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.” (Galatians 5:13)

This understanding is crucial, as we see through Paul’s words that our heart condition and motives are key and of monumental importance to properly abide in freedom.

Furthermore, in Hebrews we read:

“Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.” (Hebrews 2:14-15)

Our natural human propensity to fear death is appropriately addressed in this context. To live by the law keeps us working in the flesh; striving in vain to keep the whole of the law, which no man can accomplish. Thereby, when we embrace His Freedom, we are then also enabled by His Spirit to abandon our natural fear of man and death, which go hand in hand, and abide in freedom and liberty and go onto perfection, which is spiritual growth; being changed progressively into the image of Christ, which enables our love and charity toward others to grow:

“Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.” (Romans 13:8-10)

“Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.” (Romans 13:8)

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