Originally posted by mikewhitney
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when asked by a prospective convert to Judaism to teach him the whole while he stood on one leg, replied: “That which is hateful unto you do not do to your neighbor. This is the whole of the Torah, The rest is commentary. Go forth and study.”
Romans is showing that even the Old Testament had what we would call "the spirit of the law" which extended beyond "the letter of the law, and therefore remains useful for teaching and training in righteousness. Relevant points bolded.
8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there be] any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love [is] the fulfilling of the law.
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