Jesus made known to the lawyer that the condition of his having eternal life was to carry out in his life the special requirements of the law, which consisted in his loving God with all his heart, and soul, and mind, and strength, and his neighbor as himself. When the typical sacrifices ceased at the death of Christ, the original law, engraved in tables of stone, stood immutable, holding its claims upon man in all ages. And in the Christian age the duty of man was not limited, but more especially defined and simply expressed. {3T 392.1}

Jesus meddelte den lovkyndige, at betingelsen for hans opnåelse af et evigt liv var, at han i sit liv efterkom lovens særskilte krav, der gik ud på, at han skulle elske Gud af hele sit hjerte, hele sin sjæl, hele sit sind og hele sin styrke og sin næste som sig selv. Da de forbilledlige ofringer ophørte ved Kristi død, stod den oprindelige lov, som var indgraveret på stentavler, uforandret med samme Krav til menneskene til alle tider. Og i den kristne tidsalder blev menneskenes pligt ikke indskrænket, men mere indgående forklaret og enklere udtrykt.