Law of Christ
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The Law of Christ is a New Testament ethical principle emphasizing love for God and neighbor as the guiding standard for Christian conduct.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Law of Christ canonical | 1 |
| New Law of the Gospel | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian ethical principle
ⓘ
New Testament concept ⓘ theological doctrine ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Christians
|
| associatedWithCommand |
Great Commandment
ⓘ
new commandment of Jesus ⓘ |
| centralPrinciple |
love of God
ⓘ
love of neighbor ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | being under the Mosaic Law ⓘ |
| discussedIn |
Christian moral theology
ⓘ
Pauline theology ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
| emphasizesVirtue |
humility
ⓘ
love ⓘ mercy ⓘ service ⓘ |
| ethicalFocus |
Christian conduct
ⓘ
imitation of Christ ⓘ mutual burden-bearing ⓘ self-giving love ⓘ |
| goal |
building up of the Christian community
ⓘ
conformity to Christ ⓘ glorifying God through love ⓘ |
| groundedIn |
example of Jesus Christ
ⓘ
self-sacrifice of Christ ⓘ teachings of Jesus ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
law of Christ
ⓘ
the law of Christ ⓘ νόμος τοῦ Χριστοῦ ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
expression of the will of Christ for believers
ⓘ
summary of Christ’s moral teaching ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| normativeFunction |
guide for ethical decision-making
ⓘ
moral norm for Christian life ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Christian ethics
ⓘ
Sermon on the Mount ⓘ fulfillment of the law ⓘ law of love ⓘ love command ⓘ moral law in Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
1 Corinthians 9
ⓘ
surface form:
1 Corinthians 9:21
Galatians 6:2 ⓘ New Testament ⓘ |
| theologicalDebate |
continuity and discontinuity of biblical law
ⓘ
relation to Mosaic Law ⓘ role of Old Testament law for Christians ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New Law of the Gospel