How does Christ write His Law on our hearts? By joining His character with our character, His divinity with our humanity, He overcame our sinful condition (fear, selfishness, etc.) with His perfect Law of love, His character. The old covenant failed because mankind failed to internalize the drama unfolding before their eyes. They took specific acts (specific because they had to be exact since they represented the perfection of Christ) and turned them into rituals as a means for appeasement rather than a means for self-reflection. Mankind perverted this process to the point where Christ had to not only restore the human heart but also His Law. The old system of symbols pointed to the reality of Christ and that the Law is not separate from God but rather is the principle of His eternal, perfect character, the very process for life. This restoration is what is meant by nailing the Law to the cross. How do we know the Law of God? The Holy Spirit leads us as we study his Word. God’s Word is truth, all things were made by the Word and to operate upon the principles of Truth, and the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us. God’s Word, His Truth, His Law, His signature and identity was written upon humanity, in our hearts, by the most selfless act of all, the gift of Christ. The Son of God became the Son of Man. Where mankind failed, Christ restored. He is the Medium through which God reconciled Himself (at-one-ment) to mankind.
How does Christ write His Law on our hearts? Answer: The Word was made flesh.
In other words, it’s all about Christ!
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