New Law is described as which of the following?

• A. The Law of the New Covenant; life and Sermon on the Mount; perfection of the Divine Law; life of Jesus and Apostles; Law of Love; says to love God and neighbor
• B. The Law of the Gospel
• C. Old Law
• D. Civil Law

Answer: (A)

New Law refers to the Law of the Gospel, given under the New Covenant in Jesus. It fulfills and surpasses the old way of relating to God by moving from external rules to interior righteousness. This law is lived out in Jesus’s life and teachings, especially in the Sermon on the Mount, where true obedience is shown to be a matter of the heart and intention, not just outward action. It is described as the perfection of the Divine Law, because it brings God’s plan to its fullness in Christ, yet it remains rooted in the same divine intention. The example of Jesus and the Apostles shows how this law is to be lived in reality, guided by the Spirit. At the heart of it is the Law of Love, the command to love God and neighbor, which sums up and fulfills the whole law.

Other options point to related, but not identical ideas: the Mosaic (Old) Law is the earlier framework, Civil Law is not the religious law under discussion, and while “Law of the Gospel” is closely related, the full description here emphasizes the New Covenant, the Sermon on the Mount, the perfection of the Divine Law, and the Law of Love.