God's Law was always making the case for a faith that was evidenced by righteousness.
OT demands the obedience of faith in future grace.
Deut 10:13 - keep commandments for your good. - they are blessings, not burdens.
Commands - make wise the simple, restore the soul, enlighten the eyes... more desirable than gold [Psalm 19:7-10]
Exodus 19 - God carried them with grace before he commanded them for their good.
For most of them, the effectual power of transforming grace was not given. Deficient because it was not accompanied with inner, transforming, enabling divine power.
The root of disobedience is unbelief in God's future grace.
All righteousness is not filthy rags, it is precious to God and is required, not as the ground of our justification, but as an evidence of our being truly justified.
Psalm 32 - human righteousness
God has a very big heart and very high standards, he is easy to please and hard to satisfy.
Hebrews 11 - Faith in future hope produced obedience.
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