03/11/2026
The Torah (God’s instruction) defines sin. Scripture says sin is the transgression of God’s law. Without a standard, there is no violation. Without violation, there is no need for a Savior.
The Torah is not a burden; it is God’s revealed will. It shows us what righteousness and holiness look like and teaches us how to love God and others. Remove that foundation, and morality becomes subjective, making redemption meaningless.
Here is the tension: if we claim the New Testament teaches that the Torah was abolished, we face a theological problem. If the law no longer stands, what exactly did the Messiah save us from?
Yeshua did not abolish God’s instruction. He fulfilled it, living it perfectly and bearing the condemnation that our disobedience deserves.
The standard remains.
We fail to meet it.
Messiah carries the penalty.
He did not remove righteousness; He satisfied its demand.
Through Him we receive forgiveness and restoration, and we are empowered to walk in obedience, not to earn salvation, but as a response to it.
Grace does not discard God’s instruction. It frees us from the curse of breaking it.
Without the Torah, sin is undefined.
Without sin, redemption is unnecessary.
And without redemption, there is no Gospel.
The good news is not that God lowered His standard
but that He provided the Lamb.
That is the power of the Messiah.
