תּוֹרַת יְהוָה תְּמִימָה מְשִׁיבַת נָפֶשׁ

 תּוֹרַת יְהוָה תְּמִימָה מְשִׁיבַת נָפֶשׁ    

 Psalm 19.8 - The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul

One of the most damaging legacies of Darby's idosyncratic interpretation of Biblical prophecy, his consequent misreading of Paul's writing on 'Law' and his bifurgated distinction of dispensations of 'Law' and 'Grace', is the contradiction found among some in both stressing the authority of the Bible yet, perversely, dismissing the ethical teachings and imperatives of the Lord Jesus as irrelevant to the present dispensation - the 'dispensation of grace'.

This is so contrary to an integral reading of the Old Testament and the New Testament as complementary in presenting the full Word of God. 'Torah' is not simply rules and regulations now redundant in the face of God's mercy. It is 'instruction' in the full sense. Jesus gives full expression and realisation to all Torah, being the very embodiment of all that it is and represents for humanity. We need to hold on to all the precepts of God's Word. Grace unseasoned by Godly imperatives and instructions is not God's grace at all.