Your not getting my point.
Does God want me to spend every minute of every day focusing on those laws. Or focusing on who he wants me to bless, serve and love.
What good am I if my focus is on those commands?
I agree with you completely here. The focus should never be on the commands, but the one who gave them.
No I don,t Because God wrote those things in my DNA, That is what Paul meant when he wrote romans 1. And when hs made it clear, that a gentile who does not have the law, BY NATURE does what is in them.
As I said a few days ago, If you do not know what is sin, and you need the HS to show you what sin is, You have more serious problems than the law can help you with.
Why do we read the Bible then? Isn't is already in our DNA? Because it gives us daily encouragement, guidance, revelation when our flesh is getting the better of us. Same thing with the Law.
No.
He said whoever teaches one not to do them.
Well, you can try and navigate through the least in the Kingdom part, although Scripture translations may still disagree with you there. But regardless, the verse is pretty self-explanatory on who will be the greatest there.
KJV
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
NIV
Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
ESV
Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
NLT
So if you ignore the least commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God's laws and teaches them will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
ASV
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Do yuo go around teaching the law? Did Jesus do this? I do not think so. He taught salvation. Not law. People know the law. It is written on their hearts. Did you even read romans 1. Romans 1 speaks of ALL people from the beginning of creation. Do you think Abraham needed the law to know what was sin and what was not sin, and how he should act to glorify God?
I teach some law, but it's always in the bigger picture of salvation. Law without salvation means nothing. People might "know the law", but people don't always do it. We all need reminders and encouragement on how to love, how not to sin, how to act to glorify God.
That's one of the purposes of the Law.
(p.s. This is a fun dialogue, thanks for participating! Peace, Matt)