Confusing Social Order and Social Harmony

​​One of the biggest problems of biblical believers is understanding the relationship between the Law in the Old Testament with some of the teachings of Yeshua/Jesus in the New Testament on love, kindness, and forgiveness. While one establishes social order the other establishes social harmony.

Social Order
Another aspect of the Law that God gave to Israel was to establish order in a community. Order is defined as the arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method. Laws are established to create order - a sequence, pattern, or method - in a community with its aim to create structure, fairness or equity in society.
 

Social Harmony
Social Harmony is a state of agreement, friendship, and lack of conflict between people. How we treat each other can create discord or harmony. Yeshua’s teachings  on love, kindness, and forgiveness is directed to create social harmony but did not displace order and justice in the Law. Paul’s teachings on charity speaks to creating social harmony.
 
“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Social Order	Social Harmony
The Law of Moses	The Law of Messiah/Christ