Do you see any conflict between
Everything that I command you you shall be careful to do; you shall not add to it or take from it. (Deuteronomy 12:32)
and
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death. (Romans 8:2)
?
What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it [Deut. 12:32].
No, They are to give heed to these commandments which the Lord gives them. If they disobey God, God will treat them as He treats the other nations. God doesn’t watch the actions of some people and disregard others. I have never understood why some Christians think they can get by with certain things that other people do not get by with. Sin is sin. If Israel does not obey the Lord, she will not be spared. So the encouragement for them is to observe to do what the Lord commands them.
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death [Rom. 8:2].
“The law of the Spirit” means not only a principle of law, but also the authority which is exercised by the Spirit. “The Spirit of life” means the Holy Spirit who brings life because He essentially is life. He is the Spirit of life. “In Christ Jesus” means that the Holy Spirit is in complete union with Christ Jesus. Because the believer shares the life of Christ, He liberates the believers. “The law of sin and death” is the authority that sin had over our old nature, ending in complete severance of fellowship with God. That new nature could not break the shackles at all. Only the coming of a higher authority and power could accomplish this, namely the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit operates upon the new nature, which is vitally joined to the life of Christ.
BigMack