I just did a short study about the Bible's view of the Old Testament Law. What it can do and what it can't do.

Rom.1:16,17                                                                                                              For us to be "saved" we need a different new kind of righteousness than the OT Law for salvation. That new righteousness is found in the Gospel.  When we trust Jesus to be our Savior (The Gospel 1 Corinthians 15: 3, 4) we receive that righteousness by faith.

Rom. 2: 12                                                                                                          .      If we try to be righteous by the OT Law we will perish by the same Law.

Rom. 2: 13                                                                                                                It is not just to hear the Law, but we must do it to be saved. However nobody can obey the Law 100% and therefore nobody will be declared righteous. James 2:10 tells us that to be able to obey the Law 100%, but still fail in one point is guilty of keeping the Law. Remember that everyone has sinned at least once, right?

Rom 2: 17                                                                                                                   The Jews depended on the Law to be saved.

Rom 2: 20 The Law is an instructor to the sinner. Something that guides them to the righteousness that saves, which is Jesus Christ.

Rom 2: 20                                                                                                                   The OT Law is the embodiment of Knowledge and Truth of God.

Rom 3: 20                                                                                                                   The Law was given to us to see our sin                                                                                                          

Rom 3: 21                                                                                                                   The Law and God’s Righteousness are separated from each other.

Rom 3: 22                                                                                                                    Righteousness comes through faith in Jesus Christ, not through the Law.

Rom 10: 4                                                                                                                    For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believes.

Rom 8: 4                                                                                                                     The righteousness of the law is fulfilled in us (who are saved,) who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Galatians 3: 22                                                                                                             The Law was given to us to lead us to God

Galatians 3: 23                                                                                                            Before the coming of this faith, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed.

1 Timothy 1: 8                                                                                                             The Law is not The Law

Rom. 1:16, 17                                                                                                           We need a different new kind of righteousness than the OT Law for salvation. That new righteousness is found in the Gospel.  When we trust Jesus to be our Savior (The Gospel 1 Corinthians 15: 3, 4) we receive that righteousness by faith.

Rom. 2: 12                                                                                                                   If we try to be righteous by the OT Law we will perish by the same Law.

Rom. 2: 13                                                                                                                   It is not just to hear the Law, but we must do it to be saved. However nobody can obey the Law 100% and therefore nobody will be declared righteous. James 2:10 tells us that to be able to obey the Law 100%, but still fail in one point is guilty of keeping the Law. Remember that everyone has sinned at least once, right?

Rom 2: 17                                                                                                                   The Jews depended on the Law to be saved.

Rom 2: 20                                                                                                                    The Law is an instructor to the sinner. Something that guides them to the righteousness that saves, which is Jesus Christ.

Rom. 3: 20                                                                                                                  The OT Law is the embodiment of Knowledge and Truth of God.

Rom 3: 20                                                                                                                   The Law was given to us to see our sin.                                                                                                             

Rom 3: 21 The Law and God’s Righteousness are separated from each other.

Rom 3: 22                                                                                                                    Righteousness comes through faith in Jesus Christ, not theough the Law.

Rom 10: 4                                                                                                              For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believes.

Rom 8: 4                                                                                                                The righteousness of the law is fulfilled in us (who are saved,) who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Galatians 3: 22                                                                                                             The Law was given to us to lead us to God

Galatians 3: 23                                                                                                            Before the coming of this faith, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed.

1 Timothy 1: 8                                                                                                             The Law is not bad, but “we know that the law is good if one uses it properly.”

1 Timothy 1: 9                                                                                                             The Law is not for the believer, but for the sinner. It tells the sinner that they are not good enough for salvation since they cannot keep the same Law. The Law was instead given, so that people will see that they are not good enough and therefore need a Savior.

A Personal Note:

Remember the ”Holiness movement” which has done so much for the spread of God’s Good News has also have a over emphasis on the requirement of the Law that it also many times have a hard time to see these differences between God’s Grace and the requirement of the Law.. They have a hard time accepting the Grace of God, but still hold on to the Law. That is probably why many of them are so sad and still live continually under condemnation…