God the Father calls Christ "God"

Hebrews 1:8-12
"8 But to the Son He says:

“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;
Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You
With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.”
10 And:

“You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
11 They will perish, but You remain;
And they will all grow old like a garment;
12 Like a cloak You will fold them up,
And they will be changed.
But You are the same,
And Your years will not fail.”

The Commandments Did Not Save Me

I hate all sin because of Christ Who lives in me. Because I do, when I am tempted I run from sin.

However, sometimes I ponder a wrong attitude a little too long, which shows me that there is still something in me the Lord needs to work on.

Notice I said, "it shows me", God already knows my heart better than I do, but He wants to give me the choice to become more holy, so He reveals to me my own heart.

Christ is the very essence of His commandments, He lives in me.

He said "I am the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE."

When I veer to the right or to the left, I don't have to consciously ponder whether or not to follow the commandments Right from wrong immediately comes to mind.

If I obey I am blessed, if I disobey I feel the impact of the pressure of guilt that the Holy Spirit brings upon me until I confess and forsake. Yet I am still a child of God.

Hebrews 12:6

"FOR THOSE WHOM THE LORD LOVES HE DISCIPLINES, AND HE SCOURGES EVERY SON WHOM HE RECEIVES."

1 John 3:6-10 "No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. "

"Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil."

"No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God. By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother."