• country
• families
• children
• church
• family
• children
• selves

• self
• independence
• money
• success
• retirement desires
• happiness
• temporary comfort
• worldly and family 'peace'
• peace with themselves

• temptations
• snare of the devil
• foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition
• err from the faith
• pierce themselves through with many sorrows (or are setting themselves up for them soon)

• Job 21:14,15 - Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. What is the Almighty, that we should serve him?  and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

• Ephesians 1:3-6  -  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

• Build an ark?
• Not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and linen together?  Deuteronomy 22:11
• Take a one year honeymoon when first married - no war, no job and keep your wife happy?  Deuteronomy 24:5
• Be sure not to glean your fields after harvest?  Deuteronomy 24:21
• Obey all the ten commandments?
• Be a peacemaker - love everyone - make peace, not war?
• Be sure to be reviled, persecuted and them say all manner of evil against you?
• Pluck out your eye when you look at something you shouldn't have?
• Cut off your hand when you touch something or do something with it you should not have?
• Keep the commandments that Jesus taught in the Gospels?
• Go ye into the world, or pay someone a few dollars to do it for you, and preach the gospel to every creature.
• Preach what?
• He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved...
• Be sure to also tell them that there will be signs that follow them that believe...
• casting out devils
• speak with new tongues
• take up serpents
• drink poison
• lay hands on the sick to heal them
• Live believing 'gain' is godliness?
• Teach apostles doctrine?
• Live in constant fear that God will destroy you, your home, your business, your health, your family's health and future if you don't please God enough?
• Seek favour with all the people in your town, etc.?
• Be baptized?
• Partake of the Lord's supper, but make sure you are worthy of doing so?
• Confess your sins daily?  Hourly?  After the moment?
• Believe that Jesus is the Son of God?
• Believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Christ, the saviour of the world?
• Pray in his name - in the name of, etc.l
• Preach the everlasting gospel?
• Be sure to not take anything or possess anything with the number 666 on it.
• Be sure not to take any credit cards, etc.
• Don't use electricity?
• Listen to any kinds of music, just make sure it is called Christian in some form or another?
• Imitate Jesus' life by following in his footsteps?
• Live his liberty freely?
• Stop sinning?
• etc.  (make your own list?)

• Ephesians 2:10 - you are his workmanship, ordained to do so!
• I Thessalonians 4:1,2 - have you been taught how to?
• Ephesians 4:20-22 - have you actually been taught by the 'risen' Christ?
• II Timothy 1:8 - to what extent is your shame?  embarassment?
• Titus 1:16 - Do you profess, but deny him?

Can we even keep the law?

• Romans 3:12 - ...there is none that doeth good, not not one.
• Romans 3:19 - Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
• Romans 3:23 - For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.
• Romans 7:14 - ...I am carnal, sold under sin.
• Romans 7:15-16 - ...for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.

• Brings people to Christ
• Galatians 3:22-24 - ...the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ....
• Sin stilol dwells in us after we are saved!
• Romans 7:17-20 - Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
• We also need to learn that there is now no law to keep! (see the next point)
  

After we are saved - there is no law to keep...

• He saw that he was dead to the law and that the law was taken out of the way --
• Romans 7:4 - ...ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ...
• Romans 10:4 - For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
  
• Colossians 2:14 - Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross.
• Galatians 3:25 - But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
• Think about Galatians 3:19, Wherefore then serveth the law? -- why would God ask such a question if he commanded them to keep the law?

• Romans 7:19-20 -For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
• Sin still dwells in us!
• Romans 7:17-20 - Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
• We see now that we are dead to the law because the law was taken out of the way --
• Romans 7:4 - ...ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ...
• Romans 10:4 - For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
  
• Colossians 2:14 - Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross.
• Galatians 3:25 - But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.

• After salvation we see that we are dead to sin --
• Romans 6:3 - ... so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death...
• Romans 6:7 - For he that is dead is freed from sin.
• Romans 6:11 - ...reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin...
• Galatians 2:20 - I am crucified with Christ...
• More --
• Colossian 2:13 - And you...hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses
• Romans 4:7-8 - ...Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

• a.  No - It is only mentioned in I John for the time of Tribulation.
• b.  If that answer doesn't suffice for folks, then here is the explanation.
• We have no law for the need of an advocate.
• We do not need an attorney, for there can be no charge made against us.  
• All of our sins past, present and future have been brought up for judgment, were found guilty ,and Christ was put to death for them!
• When Christ died, the law (the prosecuting attorney) was taken out of the way (Colossians 2:13-14) and put to death (Colossians 2:14; Romans 7:1-3), therefore there is no one to charge us, and even if there were, he would be charging a dead person.  (Romans 6:6-8,11). 
• We that are saved are dead, and being dead, are free from sin (Romans 6:22), and that's the end of it!
  

• Just how thankful are you about it?

• Romans 1:21 - Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
• Colossians 3:15 - And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.