Those seeking to find some kind of refuge or justification for their personal misconduct or mismanagement of Scripture often try to suggest that today we are no longer under law but under grace. And, as they would propose, because we are under grace, it is not critical that we “get everything right,” for the New Testament is not a law book that demands strict adherence.
Oh, how dangerous it is to make assertions about the Bible and its teachings that are clearly false. Multiple times in the New Testament the word “law” is used to refer to the gospel or new covenant—“the law of faith” (Rom. 3:27); “the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus” (Rom. 8:2); “law toward Christ” (1 Cor. 9:21); “the law of Christ” (Gal. 6:2); “the perfect law of liberty” (Jas. 1:25; cf. 2:12). And, yes, a law requires obedience (or adherence) to its teachings, commandments and principles (cf. Acts 6:7; Rom. 6:16-17; Gal. 3:1; 2 Thess. 1:8; Heb. 5:9).
Man says that “law” limits us, but God says it liberates us (Jas. 1:25). Who do you trust?