Love as the Fulfilling of the Law (Children/Spouse Example)
Analogy★★★★★Are you aware there’s a law that says you’re not supposed to murder your children? How many know there’s a law? How many of you have children? How many don’t murder your children because of the law? I saw a couple of hands go... Most of you don’t murder your children because you love them. Do you go, oh man, I’d sure like to murder them, but I’ll be in jail. I can’t, you’re all gonna get arrested. Otherwise, phew, they’re just. You don’t think about it, because you love them. I love my wife. I’ve never cheated on my wife. I don’t think about it because I love her. Love is the fulfilling of the law.
Batchelor, Doug, “The Law and the Lamb, Pt. 2” (AudioVerse teaching 43640).
The point
The preacher uses the example of not murdering one's children or cheating on one's spouse, not primarily because of the law, but because of love. This illustrates that love for God and others naturally leads to fulfilling the law, making obedience not a burden but a natural expression of affection.