He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
Proverbs 19:16
To acknowledge a commandment is to acknowledge the authority that issued the commandment.
To submit to the commandment, permitting it to affect and order and govern your life, is to enter into fellowship with the authority that issued the commandment.
You’ve got to be under the authority in order to benefit from it.
I too am a man under authority…