Purpose of the Law

So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”

Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.

Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.

Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.

Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.

For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.