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“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.” ‭‭James‬ ‭1:22-26‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.” ‭‭James‬ ‭1:22-26‬ ‭KJV‬‬

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You’re not under the law anymore. That would be a curse. The commandments of God are from the covenant, which is separate from the book of the law. If you’ve been saved by the atoning blood of Jesus our Messiah, then keeping the commandments of God is no burden, it’s how one strives to live. With men alone it is not possible, but with the Holy Spirit indwelling, it is possible. With God all things are possible.

Matthew 15:4-9 NIV: “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’ But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’ they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you: ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’

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I would never advocate for anyone to break his commandments. Only now the motivation isn't to earn anything, but as a response to the gift of God.

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age, while we wait for the blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. (Titus 2:11-13)

We should live in that way, we should want it and do it. We are commanded all over the place. We see it as an external metric of our sanctification process, our love for God, etc. But it is never the standard by which we receive salvation or glory.

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Okay we’re saying the same thing then. Right on brother!