Grace to You: Radio Podcast

Love Fulfills the Law, Part 2

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Feb 11, 2026
John MacArthur, senior pastor and Bible teacher known for expository preaching, unpacks how love fulfills God’s law. He reads Romans 13:8-10 and explains why Paul highlights certain commandments. He contrasts heart-driven love with legalism and maps the Ten Commandments into loving God and loving others. He urges continual, practical expressions of love powered by salvation and the Spirit.
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ADVICE

Demonstrate Love By Serving

  • Serve others to demonstrate love, not merely feel it inwardly.
  • Write, encourage, and do meaningful acts that bless and affirm people even if they dislike you.
INSIGHT

Love Fulfills The Law

  • Paul teaches that loving others is the way to fulfill God's law, not by mere outward obedience.
  • Love supplies the intent behind commandments like do not kill or do not steal, reaching the heart rather than just behavior.
INSIGHT

Commandments As Expressions Of Love

  • The Ten Commandments are expressions of love toward God and others.
  • Loving God fully removes the need to worry about outward rules because devotion produces obedience.
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