Many people argue that God’s law is no longer required, claiming that believers are now under grace and not under the law. However, this belief is based on misinterpretations of Paul’s writings and ignores what the Bible actually says about obedience. Below is a scriptural response to refute the claim that the law is no longer necessary.

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1. Yahusha (Jesus) Never Abolished the Law

Scriptural Support:

Matthew 5:17-19 (KJV)
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

How to Respond:

• Yahusha did not come to abolish the law, but to fulfill (Greek: πληρόω plēroō, meaning to bring to full meaning).
• Heaven and earth are still here → Therefore, the law is still in effect.
• Anyone who teaches others that the law is abolished will be called least in the Kingdom.

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2. Paul’s Writings Are Often Misunderstood

Scriptural Support:

2 Peter 3:15-16 (KJV)
And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

How to Respond:

• Peter warns that Paul’s letters are difficult to understand.
• Many twist Paul’s words to promote lawlessness, leading to destruction.
• Paul never abolished the law—his teachings must be read in context.

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3. Being “Under Grace” Does Not Mean the Law Is Abolished

Scriptural Support:

Romans 6:14-15 (KJV)
For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.

How to Respond:

• Being “under grace” does not mean we can break God’s commandments.
• Paul immediately rejects the idea that grace gives us permission to sin.
• Sin = Transgression of the Law (1 John 3:4) → If the law was abolished, sin would no longer exist.

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4. Paul Himself Kept the Law

Scriptural Support:

Romans 3:31 (KJV)
Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

Acts 21:24 (KJV)
Take them, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.

How to Respond:

• Paul never taught against keeping the law—he actually kept it himself.
• He explicitly says that faith does not void the law, but establishes it.

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5. The New Covenant Writes the Law on Our Hearts

Scriptural Support:

Jeremiah 31:33 (KJV)
But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Hebrews 8:10 (KJV)
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people.

How to Respond:

• The New Covenant does not abolish the law—it writes it on our hearts.
• Instead of being on stone tablets, the law is now internalized.
• Believers are expected to follow God’s commandments from the heart.

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6. Yahusha’s Followers Must Keep the Commandments

Scriptural Support:

John 14:15 (KJV)
If ye love me, keep my commandments.

Revelation 22:14 (KJV)
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

How to Respond:

• Love for Yahusha is shown through obedience to His commandments.
• The final book of the Bible confirms that keeping the commandments is required to enter the Kingdom.

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7. Faith and Works Go Hand in Hand

Scriptural Support:

James 2:17-18 (KJV)
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works.

How to Respond:

• Faith without obedience is dead faith.
• Keeping God’s commandments is the evidence of genuine faith.
• No one is saved by works, but obedience proves that faith is real.

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8. Breaking the Law Will Lead to Judgment

Scriptural Support:

Matthew 7:21-23 (KJV)
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

How to Respond:

• Iniquity = Lawlessness (Greek: “anomia”) → Those who reject the law will be rejected by Yahusha.
• Even those who claim to serve Christ can be cast out if they do not obey God’s law.
• True believers do the will of the Father, which includes keeping His commandments.

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Final Conclusion: How to Respond to Those Who Say the Law Is Abolished

1. Yahusha did not abolish the law (Matthew 5:17-19).
2. Paul’s writings are misunderstood—he never taught against the law (2 Peter 3:15-16).
3. Being under grace does not remove the obligation to obey God (Romans 6:14-15).
4. Paul himself kept the law and taught others to do the same (Acts 21:24, Romans 3:31).
5. The New Covenant writes the law on believers’ hearts (Jeremiah 31:33, Hebrews 8:10).
6. Yahusha commanded obedience as proof of love (John 14:15, Revelation 22:14).
7. Faith without works is dead—obedience proves genuine faith (James 2:17-18).
8. Breaking the law leads to judgment and rejection (Matthew 7:21-23).