The reason I believe you are in error here dear brother is that you look at these scriptures and interpret love and law as being separated from each other leading you to an interpretation of the scriptures that they are different laws and have nothing to do with each other. While it is true that one can seek there salvation outside of love through the letter of the law which is not biblical, the other extreme that is also not biblical is thinking one can love by not being obedient to God's Law. What we are sharing here is a change of heart to love which is God's new covenant promise through the Spirit that God's law is established in the life of those who are born again and circumcised in heart to love *HEBREWS 8:10; ROMANS 2:27-28. This was pointed out to you earlier by showing from the writings of JESUS, PAUL, JAMES and JOHN that love is the motive from the inside out *MATTHEW 5 that fulfills and establishes God's LAW (10 Commandments) in the life of the believer in God's Word ROMANS 8:4; ROMANS 13:8-10. Which is God's work of the new covenant promise in *HEBREWS 8:10-12 from JEREMIAH 31:31-36. Let's look at the scriptures in detail that show why I believe your understanding is in error starting with God's new covenant promise and work through the writings of JESUS and the Apostles as the good news of the Gospel of JESUS Christ is salvation from sin and a new heart to love and it is love that establishes and fulfills God's LAW through the Spirit as we believe and follow God's Word *GALATIANS 5:16; ROMANS 3:31
WHAT IS GOD'S NEW COVENANT PROMISE TO MANKIND?
HEBREWS 8:10 [10], FOR THIS IS THE COVENANT THAT I WILL MAKE WITH THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL AFTER THOSE DAYS, SAID THE LORD;
I WILL PUT MY LAWS INTO THEIR MIND, AND WRITE THEM IN THEIR HEARTS: AND I WILL BE TO THEM A GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE TO ME A PEOPLE
Love is expressed and fulfilled in obedience to God's Law as shown by a new heard to love. This is expressed here in the words of JESUS here...
DOES JESUS SEPARATE LOVE AND LAW?
MATTHEW 22:36-40 [36] Master, which is the great commandment in the law? [37], Jesus said to him, You shall
love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. [38], This is the first and great commandment. [39], And the second is like to it, You shall
love your neighbour as yourself. [40],
ON THESE TWO COMMANDMENTS HANG ALL THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS.
JESUS is saying you
cannot separate love and law because on these two great commandments of love to God and love to man
hang all the law and the prophets
Now notice in the book of ROMANS PAUL is expressing this exact same views as JESUS that we cannot separate love and law and that on the commandments of love hang all the law and the prophets here...
DOES PAUL SEPARATE LOVE AND LAW?
ROMANS 13:8-10 [8], Owe no man anything, but to LOVE ONE ANOTHER:
for HE THAT LOVES ANOTHER HAS FULFILLED THE LAW. [9],
FOR THIS, THOU SHALT
NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, THOU SHALT
NOT KILL, THOU SHALT
NOT STEAL, THOU SHALT
NOT LIE, THOU SHALT
NOT COVET; and IF THERE SHALL BE ANY OTHER COMMANDMENT, it is briefly
SUMMED UP in this saying, namely, THOU SHALT LOVE THY NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF. [10], Love works no ill to his neighbor: therefore
LOVE IS THE FULFILLING OF THE LAW.
Paul shows this elsewhere when talking about faith here...
ROMANS 3:31, Do we then make void the law through faith?
GOD FORBID: YES, WE ESTABLISH THE LAW.
This is what it means to walk in God's Spirt as shown here...
ROMANS 8:4 4,
THAT THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE LAW MIGHT BE FULFILLED IN US WHO WALK NOT AFTER THE FLESH BUT AFTER THE SPIRIT
GALATIANS 5:16 WALK IN THE SPIRIT AND YOU SHALL NOT FULFILL THE LUSTS OF THE FLESH
DOES JAMES SEPARATE LOVE AND LAW?
JAMES shows the same thoughts as JESUS and PAUL here...
JAMES 2:8-11 [8],
IF YOU FULFILL THE ROYAL LAW ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURE, YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF, YOU DO WELL: [9], But IF YOU HAVE RESPECT TO PERSONS, YOU COMMIT SIN, AND ARE CONVINCED OF THE LAW AS TRANSGRESSORS. [10], For WHOEVER SHALL KEEP THE WHOLE
LAW, AND YET OFFEND IN ONE POINT,
HE IS GUILTY OF ALL. [11], For he that said,
DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, SAID ALSO,
DO NOT KILL. NOW IF YOU COMMIT NO ADULTERY, YET IF YOU KILL, YOU ARE BECOME A TRANSGRESSOR OF THE LAW. [12], So speak you, and so do, as they that shall be JUDGED BY THE
LAW OF LIBERTY.
You cannot separate LOVE and LAW my dear friend as it is LOVE alone which is God's new covenant promise *HEBREWS 8:10-12 that circumcises the heart through the Spirit to establish God's LAW *ROMANS 3:31 in the life of the believer who is born again *1 JOHN 3:6-9 and is how love is expressed to God and our fellow man *MATTHEW 22:36-40.
Can you see why I believe your claims of trying to separate law and love is
not biblical dear brother? According to the scriptures shared with you above God's love is expressed, established and fulfilled through God's Law not outside of it. For example as Paul says in ROMANS 13:8-10 if we love our fellow neighbore we will not lie, not steal not commit adultery, not murder them, etc just the same as if we love God we will have no other Gods, no idols, not use God's name in vain and remember to keep God's Sabbath as a holy day of rest in honor of God as the creator of heaven and earth. We need a new heart of love to be born again to follow God and this is the good news of the Gospel of JESUS Christ revealed in God's only begotten son to those who believe and follow God's Word *JOHN 3:16-21; HEBREWS 8:10; 1 JOHN 3:6-9. Those who practice sin (breaking God's 10 commandments) and those who do not practice sin is the difference between the children of god and the children of the devil *1 JOHN 3:9-10; 1 JOHN 2:3-4.
According to the scriptures I believe no one accepts Christs commandment to love while knowingly continuing to practice breaking any one of God's 10 commandments because JESUS says as well as JAMES and PAUL. On these two great commandments of love to God and man hang all the law and the prophets *MATTHEW 22:36-40. If we break anyone of God's 10 Commandments in fact it is evidence we
do not love God and is why JESUS says "IF you love me keep my commandments *JOHN 14:15.
May you receive God's Word and be blessed.