Yes, I am a keeper of the law. I follow the law. I am a law keeper. I do this because I believe the words of the Lord Jesus Christ when
He said:
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.
Matthew 5:18 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.
Matthew 5:19 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.
Having abolished in His flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in Himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross And having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
The first covenant had to be "removed" to make room for the 2nd. The Law, which was written in stone, and had to be followed 'PERFECTLY'. If it wasn't there was no way into heaven.
But Jesus CHANGED all that.
Matthew 26:26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat this is my body
And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
For this is My blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
I keep the law, that law that I find glorious. I teach to keep the law and I repent, and my sins are forgiven, His blood shed washes me clean. And I progress towards perfection.
THE LAW was and still is good. The Law describes for us who GOD is. WHAT He is about and What He is looking for in us. How do WE please HIM.
Sin was forgiven through a blood sacrifice. There were many statutes and ordinances that had to be performed. There were Priests that had to perform those duties. They also were the ones who spoke to God for us. The whole process took lots of time. You stayed in that state of sin until it was accomplished. If you have never read and studied these, YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT GRACE REALLY IS and what all that means to you today.
What is Sin? Sin is transgression of the Law. When Jesus said He came to fulfill the law, and the prophets He did just that. He walked the perfect life, He fulfilled. All prophecy in the prophets concerning the coming Messiah, He fulfilled.
Heb 10:1 For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
The old covenant, could not do what Jesus will do.
For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.
For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. But the Blood of the Lord does.
Wherefore when he cometh into the world, He saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. (REPENTANCE still alive and well)
Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
Above when He said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law (REPENTANCE still hanging in there)
Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.(I qualify under this just the same)
And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
But this man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God From henceforth expecting till His enemies be made His footstool.
For by one offering He hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.(That would be me too!)
Whereof the Holy Spirit also is a witness to us for after that He had said before,
This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them (They become a part of me, and I love it)
And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.(Forgive me Father)
Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.(And I can repent, and repent and repent and never ever again will an animal sacrifice be needed to be washed clean)
Matthew 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
This is the first and great commandment.
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets
THE OLD IS NOT DESTROYED, HERE IS WHERE JESUS TELLS US they hang. HE ALREADY TOLD US HE DIDN'T COME TO DESTROY. THERE FORE IT IS AS IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN. AND I WILL FOLLOW IT WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL. AND IF I BREAK ONE I HAVE BROKEN THE LAW, BUT IT IS NO LONGER UNTO DEATH.
FOR ME TO BELIEVE IT IS UNTO DEATH, I WOULD HAVE TO BEILIEVE JESUS A LIAR.
I don't believe Jesus is a liar, do you?
This is how Jesus taught us to pray, OUR DAILY BREAD OUR DAILY FORGIVENESS.
And After this manner therefore pray ye,
Our Father, which are in Heaven, Hallowed by Thy name, Thy kingdom come Thy will be done in earth as it is in Heaven Give us this day, (what day ??? )our daily bread, and FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS as we forgive our debtors and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory for ever Amen