I do not believe that is the point of the gospel, and I agree with you there wholeheartedly. Funny enough as it is, abiding by God's law is something that seems to come about naturally should we choose to follow Jesus in our hearts -- a byproduct.
I suppose the point I was trying to make was: the legalistic approach generally turns into a form of self-tyranny...which in my eyes doesn't work too well. Anyway! Looking forward to reading your future stuff!