Paul in his letter to the Galatians tells us about the law of Moses: "For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse", Galatians 3:10. This expression is the origin of many misunderstandings about the ten commandments, justice and love.
There is a very clear example of what "curse" means to Paul, the dialogue between Jesus and Nicodemus:
"Now there was a Pharisee,a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. He came to Jesus at night and said:´Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.´
Jesus replied: ´Very truly I tell you, no one can see the Kingdom of God unless they are born again.´
´How can someone be born when they are old?´ Nicodemus asked.
´Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother's womb to be born!´
Jesus answered: ´Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying: ´You must be born again´. The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the spirit´". John 3:1-8
Nicodemus is a doctor of the law of Moses, and yet, he does not know what it means to be born again, to be born of the spirit, and what is more, for him the teaching of Jesus have no sense, he said: "Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother's womb to be born!"
This occurs because the justification is beyond the law of Moses: "Only God justifies", Romans 8:33. The law point us what is the sin. The law of Moses does not require us to be merciful with others. To be justified as Paul demands, we must reject all heresy that leads us away from the path of mercy, of piety, of wisdom: "But whoever practice the truth comes into the light", John 3:21.
Paul adds in Galatians 3:11-13: "But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. And the law is not of faith: but, the man that doeth them shall live in them. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree."
A weak point of the law of Moses is that no one can fully comply with it, moreover, Jesus was against the law, because he healed on Saturday: "Love your neighbor as yourself" he said Mark 12:31. This is the most important teaching of Jesus, what justifies us as Paul explains.
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