I have been wrestling with the right way to blend the idea of not being under the law, yet not being lawless.Eventhough I know we are not under the law we still follow the law or practice it. In Fact of the Ten Commandments, I believe we follow nine of them strictly, or physically. The one law we do not practice literally is the Sabbath.So early this morning as I found myself wrestling with this,I thought about Peter walking on water.Matthew 14 vs28-33. Here is my thought I submitt to you to see if it holds water.No pun intended.I believe that this is a good illustration of following the law as we follow Jesus. When we follow Jesus we can walk where he walked, do what he did. Jesus could walk on water, Peter or you and I can not. Jesus said that he came to fulfill the law,and he did just that. You and I can not make this claim. So imagine if you will that Jesus walking on water was him fulfilling the law,and Peter saying Lord bid me to come was him following after him or also fulfilling the law. Now when Peter's faith failed, or he looked away from Jesus or any number of ways you can put it, which amount to the same thing. When he stopped following Jesus he fell,failed.So then without trying to make this this scripture literally mean what I have asked you to imagine it meaning. The only point I want to test before you is.Isn't following Jesus all we need to do.As well as all we have to do in following the law and his commandments. For his commandments now are no more physical, dogmatic, do's and don'ts but rather spiritual.Matthew 5 vs 17-48. These commandments which Jesus commands bring out the Spirit,or intent of the law,without dismissing the law altogether. Jesus later tells us or shows us how to know that we are walking in and by his commandments by simplifying the law in Matthew 7 vs 12,Matthew 22 vs 34-40. So does this hold water?