well, dunno what to tell you; you must obey the law,
MUST? <-- that is a requirement, a compulsion.
Once a man IS required, IS compelled that he MUST obey the law....He is subject to the Law.
and you cannot Quote "you don't have to obey the law"
Of course there is no such scripture.
Just as you would find no such Law in Civil laws.
Laws simply give a directive.
It is the individual who must determine IF the Law applies to them.
Would you go sit outside the Hebrew camp with the women on their menses? Why not? its a law
Would you taken animals to be offered to Jewish Priests? Why not?, it's the law.
Would you take the next exit while driving on the feeway? Why not?, it's the law to obey ALL traffic signs.
Laws are GENERAL. They may or may not apply to an individual. It's the individuals responsibility to KNOW, "IF" a law applies to them; When, what, why, how, where.
IF, it is civil law, determining those things are found in the Regulations that regulate the applicability of the law.
In Scripture, the Law was given....and surprise surprise, the PEOPLE agreed to OBEY the Laws.
EX 19:8
And all the people answered together, and said, all that the LORD has spoken we will do.
If you AGREE to DO what is within Federal Jurisdiction, you are subjecting yourself carte blanche, TO their Laws, then it is a matter of WHICH of "their" laws specifically apply to you.
If you AGREE to DO what is within ANY individual States Jurisdiction, you are carte blanche subjecting yourself TO their Laws, then it is a matter of WHICH of "their " laws specifically apply to you.
If you AGREE to DO what any Hebrew or Jewish or Islamic or Chinese, or Russian, or WHATEVER jurisdictional Authority Requires, you are carte blanche subjecting yourself TO their Laws, then it is a matter of WHICH ot "their" laws specifically apply to you.
Go on an Indian reservation. You are a guest of their Nation. Violate their laws, and they can oust you from their Nation.
That is how it also worked with the Hebrews and Tribes. And supposed to operate like that within the US.
People decide WHO (what god, what king, what authority, country, state, neighborhood, they are willing to subject themselves to...or not).
If you want to subject yourself TO Hebrew laws, Jewish Laws....go ahead.
And KNOW THIS:
Matt 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.
IOW - IF you are SUBJECT TO THE LAW, you are SUBJECT TO ALL OF IT.
For me...I was NEVER subject to the LAW, given the Hebrews or the Jews that Jesus was Speaking to.
I elected to SUBJECT myself "TO" Christ the Lord Jesus.
His COMMANMENTS are SIMPLE....Love the Lord above all other things...Love all others.
And His Spirit dwells IN ME, to accomplish His commandments.
"Obeying the law" is not "under the law," that is strictly a believers' misconception.
Being obedient to Gods Precepts is one thing.
Claiming you are obedient to the Law, is revealing you are subject to the Law.
And if you observe Christians who say the same thing.....they ALSO, claim being subject to the Consequences of the Law, which is CLAIMING they have SINNED.
Two completely diff concepts, that might be better illuminated the next time your house gets robbed or your car gets stolen or whatever.
When you introduce the Law, yes you ARE subjecting yourself to the Law.
When you introduce Precepts, the Law is irrelevant. You are simply doing what pleases God.
On the Lord to make my aim straight!
If you call the cops, then how do you imagine that you are not placing yourself "under the law?"
You are! You are placing yourself UNDER "THEIR" Law, for particular laws, that apply to you WHEN you subject yourself TO THEIR jurisdiction!
What is Jesus' "law" for those "IN" HIS Jurisdiction? Love the Lord...love all men...
Neh 9
....commanded THEM...Hebrews...and generationally descended to THEM...Jews...
PRECEPTS, STATUES, LAWS...
The Precepts are in tact, for a man who has subjected Himself TO CHRIST.
(Not the statues, Not the laws) !!
The Precepts (behaviors, how to glorify God, etc) ; statues, (written laws): laws (oral laws)....ARE STILL in effect for JEWS who have NOT become "IN" Christ.
God Bless,
Taken