Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; to make in himself of two one new man, so making peace;
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
The law was a fence, but this was made for our security. This is why it was called a fence, so that it might fence us in…. Now he has “abolished the law of commandments” through his teaching. Oh, what love of humanity! He gave us a law that we might keep it, but when we failed to keep it and deserved punishment he dissolved the law. .
