Bible Verses About Purpose of the Law

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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 we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law.”

“Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.”

“All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”

“Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”