The Spirit of the Law
Yes the law has a spirit. That is not to say that the law is a living being such as the Holy Spirit, or that the law is conscious of itself. The law is a set of principals and precepts that reveal the character of God. Gal 3: 24 The spirit of the law is a characteristic of the law. The law was created in the spirit of holiness. In many cases the word spirit can be used in place of the word intent. Someone could say something like, “He helped his brother in the spirit of brotherly love.” Which means that he helped his brother with the intention of showing and/or demonstrating brotherly love or even with true love for a brother at heart. The law was given with the spirit of holiness. Holiness cannot have one jot or tittle of sin mixed in with it or it will no longer be holy. So in itself, the law has a characteristic of purity. It cannot be kept if it has the slightest stain of sin mixed in with it. Paul the apostle had something to say about the spirit of the law. 2 Corinthians 3:6 Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but … Continued