Jesus and the Law by Ward K.

All you need to know about text 5 "Jesus and the Law" by Ward K. as part of Unit 4: Anthology for Edexcel's Religious Studies course. This text appeared in June 2010 so may not appear again but do not rule it out! :P

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  • "Jesus and the Law" Ward K.
    • Summary
      • Jesus didn't abolish the law. Rather distinguished between God's law and man-made oral traditions.
      • Jesus criticised the religious authorities for their outward observance of laws and not loving God with all their heart.
      • Peter and early converts followed God's laws until mostly Gentile converts followed. Christianity emerged and the Torah was left behind.
    • Links to Unit 3
      • Kingdom of God: Teachings of Jesus in Sermon on the Mount. Who can enter and how they can be saved.
      • Purpose of Luke's Gospel: Universal Salvation!
      • Conflict: God's Laws vs Man-Made Laws. Helped lead to Jesus' death as Pharisees thought Messiah would be law-abiding rabbi.
    • Links to Other Units
      • Divine Command Ethics: God has given us laws such as the Decalogue to protect us and give us order and guidance.
      • Situation Ethics: Jesus' teachings to "love your neighbour as yourself" summed up all of God's laws in the form of universal agape love.
      • "Man come of age" due to "human universal morality".
    • Links to Religion and Human Experience
      • Church and Christian charity work and organisations.
      • Ultimate command to "Love God and love your neighbour as yourself". Does humanity really follow this? Not according to current affairs!
      • The laws show how we need God and highlights we cannot keep them all and so we are not perfect. If drowning, we need someone to save us. The Bible says humanity is drowning in sin and God dives into human history to save us (the Incarnation).
      • Some laws contradict the Decalogue. For example, there's no law against adultery in Western democracies and so trust is put into God's people. Most Christians would obey this trust.

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