THE LAW IS NOT MADE FOR A RIGHTEOUS PERSON
"KNOWING THIS, THAT THE LAW IS NOT MADE FOR A RIGHTEOUS MAN, BUT FOR THE LAWLESS AND DISOBEDIENT, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers."
1 Timothy 1:9 (NKJV)
Comment: Apostle Paul made us understand in this passage that the law, old testament rules, is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless, insubordinates, sinners , and the like (1 Timothy 1:9).
Who is a righteous person?
A righteous person is someone who's Christ's righteousness is imputed:
"CHRIST WAS WITHOUT SIN, BUT FOR OUR SAKE GOD MADE HIM SHARE OUR SIN IN ORDER THAT IN UNION WITH HIM WE MIGHT SHARE THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD" (2 Corinthians 5:21 Good News Translation).
READ: Romans 3:21,22
In other words, we are made righteous through Jesus' righteousness. Whoever places his or her faith in Christ Jesus is forgiven his or her sins and Jesus' cloak of righteousness is given to him or her (Romans 5:18,19). God will no longer see the person in the filthy rags of Sin but the righteousness of Christ Jesus that clothes him or her (Isaiah 64:6).
So this righteousness is not earned but It is a gift (Romans 3:24-28). However, the person being made righteous had to live a righteous life (Ephesians 2:10; 1 Peter 1:15,16).
Believers are not living or trying to observe the law that they might be accepted by God, but they are accepted on the basis of Jesus' righteousness—they did not work for it (Romans 3:28; Galatians 2:16). Albeit, they are accepted or saved to live right—live a righteous life (Ephesians 2:8-10).
Thus, whoever is walking according to the principles found in the Bible, especially the New Testament, the law is not made for such a person.
The new testament law is love (John 13:34). A believer who is walking in love would not be struggling to keep the old testament law. Love is the fulfilment of the law (Romans 13:8-10). The whole law is summed up in: "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELF" (Romans 13:9 NKJV).
If you walked in love, as expatiated in Romans 13:8-10; 1 Corinthians 13:1-8 you have fulfilled the whole law (Romans 13:8,10).
The point being made is, a new testament believer need not be concerned about keeping the law (Colossians 2:18,20-23). His or her concerns should be how to express the love of God that is poured out in their hearts at the new birth (Romans 5:5).
If every professed believer would give expression to the love of God poured out in their hearts by the Holy Spirit, we will not have a lot of mess we are having in the Body of Christ; In fact, the whole world would be a better place to be and live. At such the believers would live up to the expectation of God about them.
What is God's expectation about the believers? It is being the salt and the light of the world. It is when the love of God poured out on the inside of the believers finds expression that they can truly be the salt and the light of the world (Matthew 5:13-16).
Walk in love. Submit to the Holy Spirit and cooperate with Him that you might be able to walk in love. Give expression to the love of God that is already deposited or poured out in you at the new birth.
Peace.