Logos

The Old and New Testaments differ significantly in both their structural composition and their theological focus. While the Old Testament is a vast collection of ancient, disparate texts written over a millennium, the New Testament presents a more coherent and tightly interconnected series of documents. A primary distinction between the two lies in the shift from "commandments" to the "Word." In the Old Testament, commandments served as external directions—a roadmap of static rules designed to govern behavior from the outside. However, the New Testament introduces the Logos, or the Word, as transformative knowledge. This is not merely a set of instructions, but a living revelation of God’s character that renews the mind.

​By prioritizing the Word as knowledge over commandments as directions, the New Testament moves the believer beyond mere compliance. It focuses on internalizing truth so that one's nature aligns naturally with God's will, fulfilling the prophetic promise that the law would be written on the heart rather than on stone. In this framework, the believer transcends the role of a servant following a list of orders and becomes an heir who understands the heart of the Father. Consequently, outward obedience is no longer a forced obligation but a natural byproduct of an inward spiritual reality.

​Ironically, much of modern society is now shifting back to an Old Testament style of legalism, fixating on the "commandments" as rigid directions for social and political control. This movement often prioritizes external enforcement and moral signaling over internal transformation. In doing so, many miss the entire teaching of Jesus, who warned that the "letter kills, but the Spirit gives life." When we revert to viewing faith as a series of directions to be imposed rather than a living "knowledge" to be lived out, we trade the transformative power of the Gospel for a brittle form of religiosity. By losing sight of the Logos, society risks abandoning the very essence of Christ’s message—which seeks to change the world by first changing the heart.