A Short Treatise on the Love of God

possesses Love, then the Law and the Prophets have served their purpose in him. The author suggests that once a person truly embodies Love, the external rules of the Old Testament (the Law and the Prophets) are no longer needed because their goal has been met.

3. But this single and necessary Commandment of Love is entirely and completely forgotten, or is judged to be unnecessary throughout the whole world; People never become possessors of Love; nevertheless, they wish to be Christians: is Christ Jesus not then the Love of the Father? What resemblance is there then to him? Must Man not also bear the Image and Likeness of God original: "Beeld en de Gelijkenis Godts"; a reference to the creation of humanity in Genesis 1:26. once again? If so! Where then is the Love of Jesus? You think, and you shall all say, that you possess it; but it is nothing of the sort, as you shall be able to see with conviction in what follows; provided that you have any sight of natural understanding left.

4. Truly, truly, God the Lord demands no more of you all even now than to fulfill this Commandment alone: it is the Very Oldest Commandment that Man has had from the beginning, and that alone shall also remain eternally: and now it is given to you all once again as a new commandment; This alludes to John 13:34, where Jesus gives a "new commandment" to love one another, despite love being an ancient principle. because none of you do it: therefore know this as a firm truth: he who does not have Love, has nothing of God.