"Thou shalt not..." is not a phrase we typically associate with love. For most of us, the language of commandments or "the Law of God" conjures images of dispassionate judge at best, and a wrathful tyrant at worst.
But in the biblical story, Torah (the Hebrew word for Law) was understood at a gift - a direct expression of God's care. The Law provided instruction for life - a life that is fully satisfying because it is in harmony with God's intent.
Notice, for example, that - in stark contr...
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