The Law

God first created the universe and perpetually, the laws of the universe. These are the laws of energy, matter, space, and time and the interaction among them. There are laws of magnetism, gravity, cause and effect, nature—the change of seasons, life and death; all of these types of laws that create and hold our universe together and allow its perpetual growth. I do not understand it all, but I thank God for it.

God’s law is also a body of principles and precepts held to express His divine will. This law was dispensed over time, given to us throughout the creation of the bible. Mosaic Law, beginning with the Ten Commandments was given by God, through Moses, to the Israelites. These include many rules of religious observance given in the first five books of the Old Testament. One of the first laws can be seen in Genesis as God tells humanity the purpose of their lives.

Genesis 1:27-28
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Well, we all know that that didn’t work out so well. However Jesus came and returned our ability to live under the authority of this law. With the birth of Jesus and thus Christianity, we became saved and redeemed. Jesus gave his life to absolve our sins and therefore changed much of the spiritual patterns of the Old Testament, yet in Matthew 5:17-18 Jesus says, "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets; I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled."

We can see that Jesus knew the law and abided by it, as we should. And what did God mandate to us? Genesis 1:28 “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.”

Remember when asked by the Pharisee’s which Old Testament commandment was the greatest Jesus recited Deuteronomy 6:5 "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind." This, Jesus said, was the first and greatest commandment. The lawyer only asked about the greatest, or first, commandment; but Jesus volunteered the second, which emanated from the first. He again quoted Scripture, going to Leviticus 19:18 "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Obviously we cannot each have dominion over the earth if we don’t first live in love, peacefully live together, and take care of one another.

The law of love, the greatest law of all, is a simple law: when we love someone, we do whatever it takes to support them with peace and joy. We love our spouse and act on that by giving them positive support and encouraging them to find joy. We love our children and act on that by giving them positive support and encouraging them to find joy. We love our friends and act on that by giving them positive support and encouraging them to find joy. We love strangers and act on that by giving them positive support and encouraging them to find joy. We love our enemies and act on that by giving them positive support and encouraging them to find joy.

When we love Jesus it is easy to act on because he tells us exactly what gives him joy; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind and love your neighbor as yourself.

When we love God it is easy to act on because he tells us exactly what gives him joy; “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.” He gave us life on earth because he loves us so to return that love we are to take care of the earth and all who live on it. Simple!

God speed!