live or obey

I just wanted to jot down a question and my thoughts on it real fast.

“How much importance should we place on being obedient to the Ten Commandments in this day and age?”

I feel that this question is misleading in where it tries to lead us into thinking. It at least drives me to start worrying about each one as a checklist. It’s like learning to drive. At first you are constantly aware of all the things you shouldn’t do, or at least try to. But once you get beyond that, its not about obeying the law constantly, its about driving safely and looking to the law to help you figure out what to do in certain situations that aren’t common. I think a walk with Christ should be the same. We need to stick with it and get past the point where we are worrying about our obedience to the Law and just living safely in Jesus.

OK, gotta get to work. Just wanted to jot that down and see what people think.