J. Daniel Hays discusses two paths to follow in interpreting and applying the Old Testament Law. The first view is called the traditional approach (Hays 2001, Pg 22). This approach suggests that the reader of the Bible can selectively choose moral laws, virtually ignoring civil and ceremonial laws. The problem is that the distinctions between these three types of laws can be personally coincidental; as they say “to each his own”. The author made a very interesting point by quoting Leviticus 19:18-19: “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Lev 19:18) “Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of cloth” (Lev 19:19)L he author attests which verse we should take literally and which not. Does this mean we can be mean to our neighbors as long as we strictly wear an animal, or vice versa? Is being a good neighbor a moral issue or is it a civil duty? It removes the Law from its literary context. The second view is called principlism (Hays 2001, Pg 30). With this approach to applying Old Testament Law, Hays identifies five steps. The first step identifies what the particular law means to the public. Every word in the Bible has a meaning, and meanings may change as societies change over time. Second, Hays argues that we should distinguish between the original audience and today's believers. Third, we should develop a universal principle from the timeless meaning of the text. The fourth is to incorporate the principles into the teachings of the New Testament. Finally, the reader personally should apply the modified universal principle to today's life. The problem with the fourth step is that the New Testament, at times, contradicts itself in terms of how to follow the Old Testament Law: “Do not think that I have come to… middle of the paper… its omens , or a sorcerer, or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritualist, or one who conjures the dead. For all who do these things are an abomination to the Lord; and because of these abominations the Lord your God drives them out from before you. You will be blameless before the Lord your God." This passage is big for us today. He preaches to us that although the world may be going in one direction, God commands us to go in the right path. While there may be people who cheat on their spouse, we should not live in this type of environment ourselves. We, as Christians, are ordained to be a beacon of morality from God. People look to us as an example and sometimes wait and hope for us to slip. Slipping is easier if we live of the world and not according to the will of God. We know the will of God by reading and applying the Ancient Law in our lives.