Jesus contradicts the Mosaic law not to impose an alternative law, but to propose the practice of grace. A life lived by the practice of grace is going to have an unpredictable, nonconforming aspect to it. Many of the central concerns of human society (the rule of law, the sanctity of life, sexual relations, contracts, conflict) are reevaluated and transformed by the way of Christ. It is not a blueprint, but a trajectory – a way, a practice, a discipline.

The above excerpt comes from a blog post by Ric Hudgens posted at Jesus Radicals. Read the whole post here.

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