Yes, we strive to fulfill the law
GALATIANS 5:14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
One half of the Golden Rule. A distillation of the ten Commandments by Messiah. The Commandments themselves a distillation of the law. This is exactly what Peter was getting at with this verse:
14 So then, beloved ones, looking forward to this, do your utmost to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless,
15 and reckon the patience of our Master as deliverance, as also our beloved brother Sha’ul wrote to you, according to the wisdom given to him,
16 as also in all his letters, speaking in them concerning these matters, in which some are hard to understand, which those who are untaught and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do also the other Scriptures.
17 You, then, beloved ones, being forewarned, watch, lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the delusion of the lawless,
18 but grow in the favour and knowledge of our Master and Saviour יהושע Messiah. To Him be the esteem both now and to a day that abides. Amĕn.
Paul stated over and over that he kept the law and that we should as well.
But since you REALLY want to put words into his mouth, as Peter warned a certain kind of person might, lets go over his head and see what Messiah had to say about it. Let's look a Matthew 5.
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Ok, we have all heard this verse. And we have heard it from those who believe those Messiah Saved through his Grace so we should keep Torah. As well as those who say the law was up to Messiah then it goes away till he comes back, since the bible makes it plain we will follow it in the millennium. So in order to understand it we will look at it closer and then read on so it is not taken out of context.
Let us look at the word the King Jimmy translates as fulfill.
“G4137
Original: πληρόω
Transliteration: plēroō
Phonetic: play-ro'-o
Thayer Definition:
to make full, to fill up, i.e. to fill to the full
to cause to abound, to furnish or supply liberally
I abound, I am liberally supplied
That’s Thayer…. What about Strongs?
Origin: from G4134
TDNT entry: 10:46,9
Part(s) of speech: Verb
Strong's Definition: From G4134; to make replete, that is, (literally) to cram (a net), level up (a hollow), or (figuratively) to furnish (or imbue, diffuse, influence), satisfy, execute (an office), verify (or coincide with a prediction), etc.: X after, (be), fill (up), fulfil, (be, make) full (come), fully preach, perfect, supply.
Okay. Seems like he is going to make the law MORE complete not less valid. So let us read the verse in context with the verses that follow now that we have a better understanding of the Greek word from the two most respected witnesses in theology. Strong and Thayer.
13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19 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.
20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.note
30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
Oh dear teachers of lawlessness. The Master not only said he came to fill is up with the law. That we could be super righteous. He also TOUGHENED the law. So we have removed Romans as teaching lawlessness and in all actuality using Peter we have removed ALL of Pauls writings. So where do you get that the law is no longer the measure of sin? Sin we are supposed to go all out to remove from our lives to be a fitting dwelling place for His Spirit.
I do not see where you get what Peter calls the delusion of lawlessness…
Notice Messiah does not say keep the law to be saved… Salvation is of Grace. But he does say those who do not keep His law and teach others this lie will not be well respected in His kingdom.
Salvation is by Grace and Reward by Merit. This is from the Master Himself.