"To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them." (Psalms 103:18)
It's really not a question, as much as it is a statement of who we are in Christ. As for the "covenant," we could go on and on all day as to what is our part of that, because as far as I am concerned, it's pretty much a God thing that He has established, sanctified, and put His seal upon; we had nothing to do with signing or pledging our part of the covenant; it is 100% God's doing! Usually a covenant is something that is made between two or more people, much like a contract where each party promises to do this or that to keep their end of the agreement. God's covenant is all His responsibility, we just get to enter into it by faith, accepting the terms of the agreement. As to what those terms actually are, that's where we tend to start getting a little confused, at least on the surface. Personally, I think we all know deep down in our hearts what we are called to be and do, we just don't fulfill all that is required; nor do we feel that need to, at least not on the surface. If you recall the contract that God made with Abraham, it was Abraham that spread out the pieces of flesh, but it was God alone that signed the contract. Abraham slept while God passed between the pieces of flesh; dismembered animals that were spread out to show the seriousness of the deal. It was meant to illustrate the binding part of the contract, as in, 'I promise to keep my part, or let this and more happen to me and my animals.' I guess you know how God was able to sign both sides of the agreement: He established the rules and also paid the price for the rules being broken; the rules that we broke, not Him! There is a strange way of saying, "to do them," as if we remember what they are, but we seriously cannot do them. But that does not mean that we are not to try and do them, because this most certainly does. Paul made it abundantly clear, we do not cancel out the law, fill fulfill the law by being in Christ. The law is never canceled; God does not go back on His word, ever! But what the law lacked in providing for us to keep it, God richly provided for, Himself...
"The LORD is good and does what is right; he shows the proper path to those who go astray. He leads the humble in doing right, teaching them his way. The LORD leads with unfailing love and faithfulness all who keep his covenant and obey his demands. For the honor of your name, O LORD, forgive my many, many sins. Who are those who fear the LORD? He will show them the path they should choose. They will live in prosperity, and their children will inherit the land. The LORD is a friend to those who fear him. He teaches them his covenant." (Psalms 25:8-14) NLT
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