The New Testament teaches that the Law of Christ has replaced the Law of Moses, not by abolishing God’s moral will, but by fulfilling and completing it through Jesus. The Mosaic Law was given to Israel as a covenant, serving as a guardian until Christ came (Galatians 3:23–25). Once Christ fulfilled the Law through His perfect obedience and sacrificial death, believers were released from that covenantal system (Romans 7:4–6).
Jesus Himself declared that He came not to destroy the Law, but to fulfill it (Matthew 5:17). Through His fulfillment, the old covenant was rendered obsolete, replaced by a new and better covenant founded on grace and truth (Hebrews 8:6–13). The apostle Paul teaches that Christians are no longer under the Law of Moses but under the law of Christ (1 Corinthians 9:20–21).
The Law of Christ is centered on love—love for God and love for others—which fulfills God’s righteous intent (Matthew 22:37–40; Romans 13:8–10). Believers now live under this law by walking in the Spirit, not by adherence to ceremonial regulations or legal codes (Galatians 5:16–18). Thus, salvation and righteous living flow from faith in Christ, who perfectly accomplished what the Mosaic Law could never fully achieve.
