15.How does the Law of Moses differ from living by faith?

Keeping the regulations of the Law of Moses is an act of human understanding and obedience in which the worshiper determines what is required of him and attempts to observe the statutes to the best of his ability. The Law does not direct one’s attention toward the Lord, but rather toward the Law itself.

Living by faith, by dependence on God, turns one’s whole personality toward God. It is a freedom in Christ, a romance, an adventure. Christ Himself is the object of attention and trust, not a set of rules as in the case of the Law of Moses. The faith is placed in God, what God has done, is doing, and will do in the future.

Sincere Christian believers are to begin their discipleship by attempting to obey the new covenant as though it were the old, carefully observing the words of Jesus and the exhortations of the Apostles.

Such adherence to the New Testament writings is necessary until the Day Star arises in our heart. There comes a day, to the believer who keeps the Lord’s words, when the inner Life of Christ begins to assist and guide him in his attempts to walk in a manner pleasing to the Lord.

The goal of the faithful disciple is the rest of God, that is, the condition in which the Father and the Son, through the Holy Spirit, are filling the personality. The will of the believer and the will of the Father are now one in desire, purpose, and joy. This is the highest form of the law of God.

There is no way in which the believer can improve on the Divine redemption in Christ by adding some religious observances, such as circumcision and the keeping of holy days.