term in order to turn it against his opponents. The “law of Christ” does not require Torah observance, but instead it allows one to act as Christ, the one who endured even death on a cross for the sake of others (cf. Phil. 2:4–11). If the phrase “law of Christ” is not one that Paul took over from his opponents, the rhetorical effect of bringing together two terms that until this point have been mutually exclusive—law and Christ—would have been dramatic, thereby redefining the meaning of law in light