Dear David,
 
Your questions for Paul N.F cannot be answered here because he is no longer living. He passed away several years ago, but John Tng very graciously posts one of his messages here each day. Paul was a dear friend and we all enjoy being reminded of his devotion each day.
 
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Regarding the Law, it is generally taught that the Law was given as a sort of mirror to show man that he cannot fulfill the Law in his sin-stained flesh. Truly, our spirit born from above does war with the flesh while we live in this world.
 
However, though we cannot meet the demands of the Law, we must strive to do so while we live here in the flesh. Our failures need daily confession and forgiveness from the Father because of what Jesus did on the cross (1 John 1:8-9, i.e., He fulfilled the Law completely for the first and last time by a man).
 
Of course, Jesus was no ordinary man, since He lived without committing any sins. It is only through the agency of His death and resurrection that we can be accepted into the Kingdom of God. Our own good works are not in any way necessary nor sufficient to provide us with spiritual salvation. Only by accepting Jesus as Lord and Savour can we enter that future Kingdom.
 
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In your search for answers to your questions about the Law and other such matters of doctrine, the best place to search and meditate is of course the Word of God. In addition, if you need help understanding the context and deeper levels of meaning of God's Word, commentaries may be useful too.
 
An understanding of the book of Romans can answer all of your questions regarding the Law vis-a-vis the born-again Christian believer, especially Chapters 6,7, and 8. Chapter 8 has been called by many theologians the clearest and most comprehensive introduction to Christian beliefs that exists, and clearly shows that Christians are no longer under the Law, but are required to honor the teachings of the Law, since they are simply a further expression of the commandments proclaimed by Christ, e.g.,to love God first, then to love our neighbor as ourselves, which Jesus said were the two greatest laws (Matt. 22:37-40).
 
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The book by Dr. Chuck Missler called Learn the Bible in 24 Hours is a good place to start in my opinion,although there are several other excellent texts on understanding the Bible. Since I own Missler's book and like it, I will illustrate the sort of teaching that is available in a commentary from statements that are made in that book.
 
On page 209 of Missler's book, he says "The epistle to the Romans is a cornerstone in the Scriptures. Sometimes called the Gospel according to Paul, it is the most comprehensive book in the New Testament. If you are going to study the New Testament, you must diligently address this book."
 
On page 216, "Paul then explains why the Law was given. The Law was given to expose our sin nature, to incite the sin nature to sin no more, to drive us to despair of self-effort. You don't have a chance if you think you can clean yourself up before you come to the Lord. You come to the Lord first, then he will clean up your life."
 
"But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter." (Romans 7:6)
 
"What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. Know ye not that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?...Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness."(Romans 6:15-16, 18)
 
"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh. That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." (Romans 8:1-4)
 
After copying out these wonderful words, I am reminded again that we as Christians are unique and special  beings -- being justified by God through His giving of His only begotten Son that we as sinners might be saved from death, as required by the disobedience of our first parents in Eden. We never could have earned the respect that He paid us, both Jew and Gentile, free and slave. To be acknowledged by the Creator of all that is!
 
To our dear heavenly Father we should offer each and every day all honor, glory and heart-felt thanksgiving for His love, forgiveness and redemption! Tell Him today that you love Him!!
 
 
With love,
 
Robert