FAITH JUSTIFIED. THE ROYAL LAW. THE KORAN.

Great discussion! As the Teacher explained, the entire Mosaic Law hangs on HIS commandments . . . Matthew 22:37-40 "37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." I analogize as follows . . . the Mosaic Law was a God-given teacher pointing the Yahudi (Hebrew for "people of God") to Christ and the Eternal Kingdom . . . but there is one question on the final exam for all of us. . . "how do I obtain Salvation?" That answer is believing on Jesus Christ and accepting the free gift of Grace. All things point to Christ. All of the things in the Mosaic law are good and meant to help us. . but none is sufficient to obtain Salvation. I believe this is why Jesus said in Matthew 5:17-20 that not one jot or title of the law will pass until heaven and earth pass away ("Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.") My understanding of the concept of "justification" is living your faith in Jesus Christ. If you have faith and trust in Jesus Christ, then do those things he has written on your heart. Make sure that the mark of God is in your right hand and not the mark of the beast. (Colossians 3:23 "and whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men")