Law and Love 1

Yesterday we spent time thinking about the 10 Commandments in Exodus 20. And we looked ahead to these somewhat awkward lines in the book of Hebrews that comment specifically about following the law.

As you read these lines, pay attention to your heart and mind. What thoughts come to you? What questions? What feelings? What discomfort? What hope?

The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless. Hebrews 7:18

For the Law made nothing perfect and a better hope is introduced… Hebrews 7:19

Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant. Hebrews 7:22

By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear. Hebrews 8:13

The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming… Hebrews 10:1