By Schubert Ogden
The Notebooks of Schubert Ogden
It is arguable that there is an exact parallel between God's original giving of the law to old Israel and God's sending of Jesus Christ.
According to the original understanding, God's original giving of the law was itself grace. For while the law in its "what" consists in a plurality of commandmentsf the law in its "that" is a singular offer of helpf the commandments all being guidelines for leading an abundant life.
But, then, in exactly the same waYf Jesus' ministry of word(s) and deed(s) was itself grace. For while his ministry in its "what" consists in a plurality of commandments, his ministry in its "that" is a singular offer of help, the commandments all being guidelines for leading an abundant human life.
10 March 1997