The Law was given to show the Law breaker their sin to lead them to Christ. Christ is the very essence of His Law and He lives in every believer. No one was ever saved or enhanced by "following" the Law.
1 Timothy 1:9-10 "…8 Now we know that the Law is good, if one uses it legitimately. 9 We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers, 10 for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching…"
Those who love the Lord and desire to live righteously have no need of Law, they are compelled by Christ to live as they should.
Those who need restraint are those who are prone to law breaking.
I need no law to tell me not to steal, I don't ever want to do that. If we were to remove the laws about stealing we would have to tightly lock up all our homes because the thievery would explode all over the place. This is why after the rapture, times will be so terrible, the Restrainer, that being the Holy Spirit will be removed and nothing will be restrained.
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