Die Liebe als Erfüllung des Gesetzes
Die Liebe als Erfüllung des Gesetzes
In Other Words: Paul compares the commandments against adultery, murder, theft, and coveting with the command to love our neighbor as our self. The one summarizes the others; they are two sides of the same coin.
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended (or, summed up) in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour; therefore love is the fulfilling of law.
He who loves his fellow men has carried out the intent and purpose of the law. All the commandments of God are based upon the one principle of love (Matt. 22:34–40; cf. Rom. 13:9).
In Other Words: Paul compares the commandments against adultery, murder, theft, and coveting with the command to love our neighbor as our self. The one summarizes the others; they are two sides of the same coin.