Letter Of The Law Vs Spirit Of The Law. But for the honest faithful, who grasp both the letter and the spirit, the law is a treasure. The letter of the law is what the officer is suppose to do.
(i’ll tell you what that means in a second) when one obeys the letter of the law but not the spirit, one is obeying the literal interpretation of the words of the law, but not necessarily the intent of those who wrote the law. The spirit of the law goes beyond the written word, or letter of the law, and seeks to capture the purpose or intent of a law when it was written. When we keep the letter of the law, we must also keep the spirit of the law.
The spirit allows you to avoid certain actions provided the end result is achieved.
The quest letter of the law vs. There is the letter of the law, and there is the spirit of the law. The spirit of the law goes beyond the written word, or letter of the law, and seeks to capture the purpose or intent of a law when it was written. If one wishes to use the expression “the spirit of the law” to refer to a proper attitude, and “the letter of the law” to refer to compliance with the explicit dictates of scripture, it certainly is true that a person can distort or disregard “the spirit of the law” while following carefully “the letter of the law.”