Under the days of the Torah, Israelites obtained righteousness through the obedience of God's law. This is referred to as the righteousness of the law (Romans 3:19-22), and it has been demonstrated through the Tanakh that no one could fully keep the Torah so all were concluded as being unrighteous (Romans 3:10). Yet Apostle Paul points out that even before the giving of the Torah, Avraham, our father in the faith, believed God and it was imputed to him as righteousness, defending the fact that righteousness was by faith (Genesis 15:6, and Romans 4:3).
How then shall we view Davarim 6:25? In light of Romans 8:3-4;
3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: 4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
For we know Romans 3:22-24; 22even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction; 23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus;
We NEVER get out of the instruction to obey Abba, we MUST obey. He, in His loving kindness however, has lightened our burden, the "how" of obedience has been qualified, it is by the Spirit, and by us following the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Thank You Lord!
