leads the natural mind of man
This language is not even biblical. Paul talks about the wisdom of God being foolishness
to the world, and the wisdom of the world foolishness to God.
This language belongs to the world of the gnostics and secret knowledge. Our knowledge
can only be grasped if you know God like us, else you are doomed to be in opposition.
The truth is emotional loyalties blind one to obvious words which contradict what one
believes, because one assumes they are already dealt with, when this is just not true.
So Jesus declaring His followers are those who obey is a solid principle. It is a benchmark.
Paul declaring through love we fulfill the law is another benchmark.
Now how the law is expressed is the area of discussion, which is open to conscience.
Duality in desire and obedience, is a real reality, the old man and behaviour patterns working
against our aspirations to walk in the ways to the Lord. But this is something we have victory
through the work of the Spirit, transformation of our hearts and obedience to Christ.
No to ex-legalists who construct hyper-legalist condemnation, any walking in response to
Christ words is walking in earning your salvation, rather than taking Jesus yoke upon us
and learning His ways.
It is because the believe a religious construct that doing anything yourself is evil, only if
it is God, is it valid, and obviously most of what we do is us and not God, but they do not
know how to define this, they just know it is, so how dare people claim it is God and not
themselves, when in reality it is us responding to Jesus's commands.