Unhitching the OT from the NT

[Dale (evolutionary providentialist)]

@fmiddel

You can’t, for example, become more loving, joyful, or peaceful by “trying hard to do so.” What you can do is abide in Christ, live Spirit-led, and then fruit…“happens.”

That is the point about love (but obedience is part of it):

@Dale

What does the boyfriend or suitor do, after holding flowers behind his back while waiting for the front door to be answered, when his beloved opens it? Does he shove them in her face and say, “Here, take these! I have to do this because it’s the law of love!”? No. He offers them to her, hoping for her smile.* In which instance is he obeying the law of love? Does he need to obey the law of love? Yes, if he wants to see her smile.

(Presuming they marry, he better bring her flowers on occasion, too, even if he doesn’t ‘feel’ like it. )