I'm sure Brian is settled on the matter, Mark, but he never claimed to be "working through it," as you have. You implied in your response to Brian that he puts himself unduly under the burden of the Mosaic Law given at Sinai, in contradistinction to the easy yoke of the Law of Christ given at Zion. But Mark, has anyone implied that we are to observe the ceremonies and civil laws ALSO given at Sinai? No! These were temporary, and abrogated in Christ. What most here are saying is that the moral precepts of the Law, as summated in the Decalogue, are still binding, in the sense that they delineate righteousness. I am sure Brian does not think his obedience to God's moral Law will earn him salvation. We obey God in our gratitude, knowing that we could not even begin to obey Him in the first place but for His grace!

Kyle

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified.