A scribe honestly asked Jesus the question as to which was the greatest commandment? (that I should be doing?) Jesus answered him not only giving him the greatest (love to God) but also the 2nd greatest commandment (love to others). And then said; “You know your scripture, you are not far from the kingdom of heaven.” Mark 12:28-34 (So, what did the scribe lack?)
Jesus went on to illustrate what He was teaching by giving several examples of different laws from scripture: “I didn’t come to do away with the laws from scripture; I came to fulfill the laws by taking them to the next level …… There are laws about murder, adultery, divorce, oaths and promises, retribution and getting even, enemies, …… Matt. 5:17-47 It is only at the next level that I am showing you and am teaching you that you can actually be free to enjoy life and are free from condemnation!”
That next level is: BE perfect, therefore, as your Heavenly Father IS perfect. Matt. 5:48 Jesus was moving the scribe from doing the laws to being the essence of the laws. The laws had to be moved internally into his spirit in order for him to be the essence of the laws. (this requires being born again). (The same thing Nicodemus faced) There is no perfection without being.
So ….. I will actually be living above all the laws because it is no longer in me to try and get by with finding loop holes in the law that I try to use. I now am LOVE so I can be more than loving in ALL situations!