Peter Nelson on Jesus' Teaching on the Law

The following article is now on-line in PDF:

P.G. Nelson, "Christian Morality: Jesus' Teaching on the Law," Themelios 32.1 (October 2006): 4-17.

Peter Nelson concludes:

Jesus’ teaching on the Law provides a clear answer to the question, ‘How does he want Christians to live?’ He wants them, with the help of the Holy Spirit, to keep the laws in the OT, interpreted according to their purpose, and raised to the standard he set out in the Sermon on the Mount. This has the effect of extending some laws (e.g. ‘You shall not murder’) and replacing others by more demanding versions of them (e.g. the food laws). Paul's teaching can be interpreted in a way that is consistent with this.

Also by the same author:

James' Instructions to Ill Christians

Paul's Advice on Spiritual Gifts: An Exposition of 1 Corinthians 12-14

Faith and Works: Squaring the Circle

God's Sovereignty and Human Freedom

Unanswered Prayer

What is the Gospel? - A Key Question for Evangelicals Today

My thanks to Dr Nelson for allowing me to host his articles.