A Rule of Man and the laws of God never Changes.

A Rule of Man and the laws of God never Changes

The Ten Commandments is very dear and close to the heart of Jesus as it had come from the Father Himself. Jesus loved His Father. He obeyed His Father all the time irrespective of circumstances. For Jesus, spiritually speaking, love means obedience to the Father. Jesus submitted His will and lived for God’s Will. He wanted to uphold the Law and its spirit. He wanted to breathe a New Spirit into the Law hitherto as God-breathed His spirit in Man and Man came alive. The new Moses, Jesus breathed his love into the law and the Spirit of the Law came to effect during Jesus’ period. Jesus is not only for the law but ensured that the Spirit of the Law that is love is upheld all the time.

In Mathew 5:17-18, Jesus himself said, 

"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfil them. For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.” 

What is God's law?

One must understand that there are three kinds of laws God deals with, in His Bible. 

First, God’s moral law. It is here that the Ten Commandments finds its place. The Moral law that stands on its own throughout the Universe. This moral law helps humanity to differentiate between good and evil. Nine of the Ten Commandments are recognised as the unchanging moral law of God in the New Testament and all over the World as well. Only the Sabbath law of the Ten Commandments is rescinded under the New Covenant.

Second, Civil laws. These were specifically given for the culture of the Israelites, which includes everything from murder to restitution and dietary restrictions.

Third, Ceremonial laws. It mostly deals with rituals, precedents and traditional rites. The current Canon Law is heavily dependent on the ceremonial laws found in Leviticus.

Therefore, the Ten Commandments are a series of religious and moral imperatives that are recognised as a moral foundation in several of the Abrahamic religions, including Catholicism. According to the basic catechism, The Commandments are considered essential for spiritual good health and growth and serve as the basis for the Catholic Social teaching. The Catholic Church encourages its believers to review the Commandments effectively for the examination of conscience before receiving the sacrament of Penance.

Before the law came into existence, there was a rule of man. 

What does the rule of man mean?

Rule of man is the absence of the rule of law. Rule of man is a rebounded society, meaning rules change from ruler to ruler. The Sovereign exercises absolute authority and is not bound by any law, he as a person exists outside the law.

This is also called the law of Conscience. It is a moral sense or that capacity of our mental constitution, by which we irresistibly feel the difference between right and wrong. Rulers may change and the Government may change. Along with the Government, rules may change but Conscience does not change. Therefore, the Sovereign exercises absolute authority through conscience or Soul. It is not bound by any law. It exists outside the law as God exists outside the law.

Change is the key for Spiritual life

'Master, I've been listening to your lectures for years," a student said during the question and answer time following a lecture, "but I just don't understand. Could you just please put it, in a nutshell, all your teaching? Can you reduce Buddhism to one phrase?"

Everyone laughed. Master also laughed.

"Everything changes," he said. 

Yes, dear friends, everything changes in this world but not God. Therefore, all the laws that govern the world changes but not the law of God and not the rule of Man, that is your conscience. So dear friend change to embrace God’s law that is written in your soul.