So sorry, I didn't realize I was shouting.My understanding of the question was as Pilgrim so clearly stated in his post, that the idea was whether a person can truly obey God before the blood od Christ covers him or her. I guess I was asking if anyone else saw something different. The answer is obvious then, as only throughth the righteousness of Christ, can we have any hope of obeying God. Thanks for clarifying it in my own mind, Pilgrim. I got confused when some of the ladies answered yes saying a person can obey God's civil law as our laws are based on God's law.
All this being said, I think it was a trick question

Be killing sin or it will be killing you. John Owen