Must Followers of Jesus Keep Torah to be More Holy than Other Believers?

REVISITED and EXPANDED: Jesus said he came not to destroy the law but to fulfill (Matt 5:17). Here is the full statement: 17 p“Do not think that I have come to abolish qthe Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but rto fulfill them. 18 For truly, I say to you, suntil heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished." Read More pRo 3:31 qMt 7:12 rRo 10:4 Ro 13:8 Ga 3:24 sLk 16:17 Mt 24:35 How do people get out of his statement the that all followers of Jesus must observe and do what he fulfilled? Also, how does that position reconcile a statement such as this? Romans 8:4 - "That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." Here are Some thoughts to challenge your assumptions: Jesus in Matthew 5:17 is using two well known ancient Hebrew idioms. One of the problems with word-for-word Bible translations is that the Hebrew idioms, Colloquialiams, puns and Merism…