Law of Christ

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Christian ethical principle New Testament concept theological doctrine

The Law of Christ is a New Testament ethical principle emphasizing love for God and neighbor as the guiding standard for Christian conduct.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
How Jesus Transforms the Ten Commandments	1
Law of Christ canonical	1
New Law of the Gospel	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1716790 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Law of Christ
Context triple: [Great Commandment, relatedConcept, Law of Christ]

A. Kingship of Jesus
The Kingship of Jesus is a Christian theological concept that proclaims Jesus Christ as the sovereign, divinely appointed ruler over all creation and the spiritual King of believers.
B. The Glory of Christ
The Glory of Christ is a classic work of Reformed Christian theology by John Owen that meditates on the person and work of Jesus Christ and the believer’s beholding of His glory.
C. Cur Deus Homo
Cur Deus Homo is a theological treatise by Anselm of Canterbury that systematically explains why the incarnation and crucifixion of Christ were necessary for human salvation.
D. A Christian Manifesto
A Christian Manifesto is a 1981 book by theologian Francis Schaeffer that argues for a distinctly Christian response to secular humanism and calls for active cultural and political engagement based on biblical principles.
E. Pro Fide, Lege et Rege
Pro Fide, Lege et Rege is a Latin motto meaning “For Faith, Law and King,” historically associated with Polish state and chivalric traditions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Law of Christ
Target entity description: The Law of Christ is a New Testament ethical principle emphasizing love for God and neighbor as the guiding standard for Christian conduct.

A. Kingship of Jesus
The Kingship of Jesus is a Christian theological concept that proclaims Jesus Christ as the sovereign, divinely appointed ruler over all creation and the spiritual King of believers.
B. The Glory of Christ
The Glory of Christ is a classic work of Reformed Christian theology by John Owen that meditates on the person and work of Jesus Christ and the believer’s beholding of His glory.
C. Cur Deus Homo
Cur Deus Homo is a theological treatise by Anselm of Canterbury that systematically explains why the incarnation and crucifixion of Christ were necessary for human salvation.
D. A Christian Manifesto
A Christian Manifesto is a 1981 book by theologian Francis Schaeffer that argues for a distinctly Christian response to secular humanism and calls for active cultural and political engagement based on biblical principles.
E. Pro Fide, Lege et Rege
Pro Fide, Lege et Rege is a Latin motto meaning “For Faith, Law and King,” historically associated with Polish state and chivalric traditions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian ethical principle ⓘ New Testament concept ⓘ theological doctrine ⓘ
appliesTo	Christians ⓘ linked to: Christianity
associatedWithCommand	Great Commandment ⓘ new commandment of Jesus ⓘ
centralPrinciple	love of God ⓘ love of neighbor ⓘ
contrastedWith	being under the Mosaic Law ⓘ
discussedIn	Christian moral theology ⓘ Pauline theology ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ
emphasizesVirtue	humility ⓘ love ⓘ mercy ⓘ service ⓘ
ethicalFocus	Christian conduct ⓘ imitation of Christ ⓘ mutual burden-bearing ⓘ self-giving love ⓘ
goal	building up of the Christian community ⓘ conformity to Christ ⓘ glorifying God through love ⓘ
groundedIn	example of Jesus Christ ⓘ self-sacrifice of Christ ⓘ teachings of Jesus ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	law of Christ ⓘ the law of Christ ⓘ νόμος τοῦ Χριστοῦ ⓘ
interpretedAs	expression of the will of Christ for believers ⓘ summary of Christ’s moral teaching ⓘ
language	Koine Greek ⓘ
normativeFunction	guide for ethical decision-making ⓘ moral norm for Christian life ⓘ
relatedConcept	Christian ethics ⓘ Sermon on the Mount ⓘ fulfillment of the law ⓘ law of love ⓘ love command ⓘ moral law in Christianity ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
scripturalBasis	1 Corinthians 9:21 ⓘ linked to: 1 Corinthians 9 Galatians 6:2 ⓘ New Testament ⓘ
theologicalDebate	continuity and discontinuity of biblical law ⓘ relation to Mosaic Law ⓘ role of Old Testament law for Christians ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Commandment → relatedConcept → Law of Christ ⓘ

Part Three: Life in Christ → teachesAbout → New Law of the Gospel ⓘ

linked to: Law of Christ

Edmund P. Clowney → notableWork → How Jesus Transforms the Ten Commandments ⓘ