Unhitching the OT from the NT

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What commandments do you think 1 John 5:2 & 3 are referring to?

This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commandments.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.

 
What are the commandments in John 14:21?

Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.

 
What do you think the law is that Paul delights in?

For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.

 
How about Jesus?

Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

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