There are three passages in the Bible that stand out to me most about God's law.

• “But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law.” - Galatians 5:18

• “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” - Galatians5:22-23

• “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.” - Romans 8:2

To understand this, let’s look at the purpose of laws. Laws come into place when the possibility of harm to self or others is at hand. They are created to protect us and others. They are protective. If we are in a place where there is not the possibility of harm, no protection from harm is needed.

How does this translate to the Spirit and the fruits of the Spirit? Love can never harm. But twisting love into something it is not, like obsession or lust, is what causes harm.

To live in God’s wisdom is to heal wounds. To live in virtue is to uproot the vice. To live in the asset is to eliminate liability.

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ADDITIONAL STUDY - Galatians chapter five, full teaching:

“For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love. For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” But if you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another.

"But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the desire of the flesh is against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, in order to keep you from doing whatever you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law. Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: sexual immorality, impurity, indecent behavior, idolatry, witchcraft, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

"If we live by the Spirit, let’s follow the Spirit as well. Let’s not become boastful, challenging one another, envying one another.”

See also:

• “But we know that the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully, realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and worldly, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,” – Timothy 1:8-9

• “For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under the Law but under grace.” Romans 6:14