Fulfilling the Law

[259 words] “Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, ”You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet, ” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself. ” Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law” (Romans 13:8-10). I love this passage and the simplicity Paul uses to explain what can be a very complex concept. We have in the old covenant all of these laws and commands in great detail from God, but things change under the new covenant. God doesn’t change, but God’s desires and his expectations for his people are not expressed in the same manner. So what is a believer under the new covenant supposed to do…