Direct Answer
It suggests that God gave the law with purposes reaching beyond the people who first received it. Its commands carry spiritual meaning that still applies to Christians.
Support from the Message
- Paul says in Romans 7 that the law is spiritual, and Jason takes that to mean the law of Moses. - Jason admits that Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy once seemed to him to hold no spiritual connection to the New Testament. - The early Christians went through many statements and commands in the law and drew spiritual applications for today. - Jason grants that some of these explanations may seem strange, then asks whether anyone has a better explanation. - He says the law was there for more than the people of the Old Testament, and he points to the apostles making such applications.
Discussion Follow-up
Which command in the law of Moses has puzzled you most? What might change if you assumed God had a spiritual purpose in it?