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Mosaic law. As an example one would point to the provision of a parapet when building a house; something not necessary usually nowadays except where there are flat roofs. The point is that we should be concerned that neither ourselves, our family, nor visitors to our house should be put in a dangerous position as they would if they were walking on a flat roof with no parapet. Love would lead us to be concerned for our neighbour (Romans 13:9). One could also point to the provisions regarding dangerous animals (Exodus 21:28-36). Today we have what is called third party liability to deal with cases where people get harmed in such circumstances as those outlined above. However, the principle is the same - we should be concerned for our neighbour.

It may be mentioned here that Christ Himself came under law as Paul says: “come under law” (Galatians 4:5). He was a Jew (John 4:9) and was because of that subject to the Mosaic law during his life here. He was duly circumcised as the law required (Leviticus 12:3; Luke 2:21) and his parents offered the appropriate sacrifices (Exodus 13; Leviticus 12; Luke 2:22-24). Further, he kept the law as is said prophetically in Isaiah of him: “He hath magnified the law, and made it honourable” (chapter 42: 21). Apart from moral matters we know that Christ kept the Passover (Matthew 26:17-25) and that He told the cleansed leper to show himself to the priest and offer for his cleansing what Moses ordained (Mark 1:44; see also Luke 17:14). Christ’s disciples also kept the law. For instance they: “ remained quiet on the Sabbath, according to the commandment” (Luke 23:56)

Christ spoke specifically of the law in what is called the sermon on the mount (Matthew 5:17-20). He clearly did not set aside the law, but gave it its full force right down to an iota or tittle (the smallest letter [sometimes optional] and an addition to a letter which distinguishes it from another). The law to which Christ referred probably included the whole of the Old Testament. The five books of Moses were the foundation, but in its fullest extent the law included the whole of the Old Testament (see John 10:34; 1 Corinthians 14:21). However, as has been shown above, Christ brought an end to law for righteousness as Paul says: “For Christ is [the] end of law for righteousness to every one that believes” (Romans 10: 4; see

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