Which statement correctly identifies the New Law's alternative name?

• A. The New Law, also called the Law of Love
• B. The Law of Moses
• C. The Law of the Gospel
• D. The Civil Law

Answer: (A)

The main idea is that the New Law is named to reflect its driving principle: love. It is described as the Law of Love because Christ teaches that loving God and loving our neighbor in the Spirit enables and fulfills all commandments. This law moves morality from mere external rules to an interior transformation powered by grace, so actions flow from genuine charitable motive rather than simply following ritual or fear. That emphasis on love as the defining feature is what makes this naming most fitting, distinguishing the New Law from the Old Law given to Moses, which centers on external statutes and rites. While you’ll also hear terms like the Law of the Gospel in related contexts, the name Law of Love most directly captures the core shift to charity as the guiding principle. The Civil Law option isn’t about moral transformation in the Christian sense, so it doesn’t apply here.