Is the Law of God Voided by Faith in Jesus
Does faith in Jesus cancel the Law of God? Or does it actually confirm it?
Many wrestle with this question. Some believe grace replaces the Law entirely. Others cling to the Law without understanding its purpose. But Scripture shows us something deeper: the Law was never the means of salvation — it was the mirror that revealed our need for one.
In this episode, we walk through Romans and the words of Jesus to understand the purpose of the Law, the power of faith, and how the gospel does not abolish God’s standard — it fulfills it.
Faith does not make the Law void. It establishes it.
1. The Law Reveals — It Does Not Redeem
Romans 3:20 (KJV)
“For by the law is the knowledge of sin.”
The Law exposes sin. It diagnoses the condition.
But it cannot cure the disease.
Paul makes it clear: the Law shows us our guilt but does not justify us.
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2. Faith Justifies — Not Works
Romans 3:22 (KJV)
“Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe…”
Righteousness comes by faith — not by performance.
Romans 3:22–25 reminds us that we are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
Faith does what the Law could never do — it declares us righteous because of Christ.
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3. Jesus Did Not Abolish the Law
Matthew 5:17–18 (KJV)
“Think not that I am come to destroy the law… I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.”
Jesus did not tear down the Law.
He fulfilled its righteous requirement perfectly.
He satisfied its demands. He bore its penalty.
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4. The Law Exposes the Heart
Romans 2:17 — The religious person boasting in the Law.
Romans 2:24 — “The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you.”
The problem was never the Law.
The problem was the heart.
Romans 7:7–9 shows that the commandment revealed sin that was already there.
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5. Faith Establishes the Law
When we come to Christ:
• We agree with the Law that we are sinners.
• We acknowledge its verdict.
• We receive the One who fulfilled it.
• We walk in obedience through the Spirit.
Faith upholds the holiness of God’s standard — because it confesses we could not meet it without Christ.
Application Questions
1. Have I ever tried to use obedience to earn righteousness?
2. Do I see the Law as a burden or as a mirror?
3. How does understanding the purpose of the Law deepen my gratitude for grace?
4. Am I living in Spirit-empowered obedience — or religious performance?
5. What does it mean in my daily life that faith establishes the Law?
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Short Prayer
Father, thank You for Your holy Law that reveals our need for You. Thank You that Jesus fulfilled what we never could. Help us to walk not in pride or performance, but in humble faith and Spirit-led obedience. Let our lives reflect the righteousness that comes by faith in Christ alone. In Jesus’ name, amen.
