In what way?
Can you explain how "thou shall love your neighbor as thyself" is a "Work of the Law" commanded by Moses for the justification of sins?
Can you explain how "thou shall love your neighbor as thyself" is a "Work of the Law" commanded by Moses for the justification of sins?
your view is actually surprisingly close to the standard Catholic apologetic understanding of the term, although they ((along with most orthodox)) see strong reason to conclude that by it Paul references all the ceremonial aspects of the Law, from diet to ritual cleanliness to observance of special days, weeks, and years. without a sound comprehension ((or indeed without acceptance)) of Colossians and certain parts of Romans, it is easy to see why your personal theology parts ways with the rest of Orthodoxy on that point.
Romans 2:14-15 is a sticky place for theologians trying to justify sacramental rites as integral to justification/sanctification. it is hard to support an argument that the 'work of the Law' in a persons heart, who has no knowledge of Moses & Judaic practices, is naturally condemned by their conscious for failing to, for example, perform the rites of the Festival of Weeks at the proper time.
but maybe you can just wave your hand and brush it off, saying that 'the work of the Law' has nothing to do with, is completely dissimilar to and far removed from 'the works of the Law'
i wouldn't know.
Surely i am more stupid than any man,
and i do not have the understanding of a man.
(Proverbs 30:2)
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