Those that are Jews and are descendants of Israel have this OT thing about observing all of their traditions and get enjoyment and satisfaction as part of their faith in learning and practicing them. I understand that. However, many have tried to extend to the NT church what they are to observe and in keeping of the commandments. I have no problem with the commandments that we have been given and we are to take those commandments, mix faith with them, and see what God will do. When you keep telling people that for them to love God they must keep the commandments, then that becomes an issue of measuring the righteousness of people by whether they keep the commandments or not. This is no different then what the Pharisees practiced and held over the heads of the people.
This is where a system of righteousness was developed through keeping the law. If you are Jewish or are of the people of Israel and you believe in YHWH and you love your tradition of keeping the law of commandments as proof that you love God, then go do it but don't put any NT saint under that burden because we have no such tradition or burden in the church. Don't project your history and traditions upon the church and hold believers to wearing your religious yamaka. Jesus Christ is the head of the church and the head of every man. Jesus Christ and His love covers us whether we keep the commandment as you think we should or not.
Christ fulfilled the law and we are to abide in Him and not in the commandments, but we let His word abide in us. This is what produces godly faith and it works by love, not that we love God but that He first loved us. The Holy Spirit sheds that love abroad in our heart and we walk by faith as a Spirit-filled believer living by every word of God with no striving but with an attitude of faith-rest. We don't keep ourselves in the love of God by keeping the commandments, we keep do it by abiding in Christ and responding to the love of God and the leading of the Spirit that quickens us according to the word.
This is where a system of righteousness was developed through keeping the law. If you are Jewish or are of the people of Israel and you believe in YHWH and you love your tradition of keeping the law of commandments as proof that you love God, then go do it but don't put any NT saint under that burden because we have no such tradition or burden in the church. Don't project your history and traditions upon the church and hold believers to wearing your religious yamaka. Jesus Christ is the head of the church and the head of every man. Jesus Christ and His love covers us whether we keep the commandment as you think we should or not.
Christ fulfilled the law and we are to abide in Him and not in the commandments, but we let His word abide in us. This is what produces godly faith and it works by love, not that we love God but that He first loved us. The Holy Spirit sheds that love abroad in our heart and we walk by faith as a Spirit-filled believer living by every word of God with no striving but with an attitude of faith-rest. We don't keep ourselves in the love of God by keeping the commandments, we keep do it by abiding in Christ and responding to the love of God and the leading of the Spirit that quickens us according to the word.