I second that idea.

IMO we tend to miss the obvious fact that apart from the Law there would be no basis on which to declare an action sinful. In I John we are told that sin is the transgression of the law. So, obviously it has not been eliminated. But are we still under the burden of memorizing those six hundred plus precepts? I think not, though some sincere Christians will disagree. Christians are under a higher law than the Torah. Our thoughts, feelings, and intentions are under scrutiny, and the Holy Spirit is the One who is to direct our affections and actions. I Tim 1:9 indicates that the Law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient. The righteous man walks in the Spirit rather than the works of the flesh, and therefore the Law is not directed at him. But he doesn't live like a libertine, because his desire is to please the Lord, and to obey the Holy Spirit Who lives within.

That makes some sense to me, although I know it doesn't eliminate every apparent conflict.

regards,

Garryowen