legalistic way—as an independent, moral, legal code. He lacked the most important part of the law: the Lawgiver. “Follow me,” Jesus said (Mark 10:21). But the rich young ruler did not follow Jesus; he stayed with the law, and in so doing he was left with the same isolation and uncertainty. Salvation does not come from the code; it comes from the Lawgiver, the Saviour. Israel had known this from ancient times, but they had forgotten it. Because they lost the true meaning of the Ten Commandments, they