Based on Leviticus 19:1-18 (New King James Version)
“And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. ‘Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and keep My Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God. ‘Do not turn to idols, nor make for yourselves molded gods: I am the Lord your God. ‘And if you offer a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord, you shall offer it of your own free will. It shall be eaten the same day you offer it, and on the next day. And if any remains until the third day, it shall be burned in the fire. And if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination. It shall not be accepted. Therefore everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the hallowed offering of the Lord; and that person shall be cut off from his people. ‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest. And you shall not glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather every grape of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger: I am the Lord your God. ‘You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another. And you shall not swear by My name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord. ‘You shall not cheat your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of him who is hired shall not remain with you all night until morning. You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but shall fear your God: I am the Lord. ‘You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty. In righteousness you shall judge your neighbor. You shall not go about as a talebearer among your people; nor shall you take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord. ‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him. You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.”
If a person dedicated themselves to search for all the different precepts and indications of God's law, we would spend a lot of time not only searching (because there are many), but understanding their application. The Law of God, which is ultimately the Word of God, from Genesis to Revelation, is the complete counsel of God for man, and touches every aspect of our life, both the present world and the world to come, the temporal and the eternal, the physical as well as the spiritual. If one understands the Scriptures in their fullness, they would understand that the Law of God is not only in the Old Testament, but also the New Testament. It is the entire Bible, from beginning to end. That is why it is a mistake to think that the law is over. On the contrary, it is valid until today, just as the Lord Himself said: “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.” Matthew 5:17-18.
To start, the Word of God cannot be taken in parts, because that is where errors are made and, of course, apostasy begins, turning away from the path. You should not take certain Bible verses and turn them into doctrines and teachings, especially if they contradict other parts of God's Word. For example, many believers assume that God's law no longer has any validity because of this passage: “In that He says, ‘A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.’” Hebrews 8:13. This new covenant that the writer speaks of does not mean that the Old Testament disappears, but rather, it talks about a new covenant that God makes with man, but based on the first. That is why it is a serious error with infinite consequences to consider the Old Testament obsolete. Because if that were so, we would have to forget God, to start, because He is the main figure of the Old Testament, and the creation, and even faith itself, because the father of faith, where our foundation begins is in the Old Testament, in Abraham. Everything begins with the Old Testament because it is the foundation for the new. If we disregard the Old Testament, we would be dismissing the ten commandments, and the Lord mentioned them as things that had to be observed and fulfilled. So, if the Lord said that He did not come to abolish the law, and mentioned it in His sermons, how can we think that it is obsolete? Do you see the error?
So, can the entire law be complied with? No, because we are not perfect. And that is why we have to go to the foundation of everything, to the intention of God's law. What is His intention? This is what the Word says: “‘Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?’ Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.” Matthew 22:36-40. In the Lord's response, He precisely points to the main thing, to what should be first in our lives, and of course, to what is also given as priority in the Old Testament. But in the most practical way that we can see in His intention, it is all about how we should behave with God (first) and with our neighbor (every person around us). How should we treat God? We should love Him with everything we are, and do that, first. And how should we treat our neighbor? We should love them as ourselves. And we see that the Lord refers to the fact that all the law and the prophets depend on this. What are the law and the prophets? The Old Testament. And how is love shown? With words, with knowledge, with ideas? No. With actions, with works. Abraham demonstrated his love for God when he did not even spare sacrificing what he loved most, his son Isaac, when the Lord asked him to do so. This is what the Word says: “But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, ‘Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.’ And he was called the friend of God. You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.” James 2:20-24.
And how do we demonstrate our love to God? The Word says this: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge…” Proverbs 1:7a. What does this mean? Believe and look for God as Who He is. Everything depends on Him, both our existence and our eternity. So then, we should look for Him as such. And before making decisions, take Him into account first and foremost. That is the practical side of the issue. Why? Because the Word of God says this: “I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.” Jeremiah 17:10. Christ did it all. But now, God’s will needs to be fulfilled in our lives so that we, individually, can fulfill in that manner the intention of God’s law, so that we can obtain eternal life. So then, do you live according to the intention of God’s law or according to your own ideas? Lord bless! John. God bless Israel.