How do we know that believers are not under the law?

The assurance that believers are not under the law comes from the New Testament writings, particularly from the Apostle Paul. In Galatians, Paul explicitly states that the curse of the law applies to those who do not fulfill all its requirements, highlighting that Jesus Christ has fully satisfied these conditions on behalf of believers. By His substitutionary death and representative life, believers have been freed from the legal obligations of the law, which was never intended to provide a means of justification or sanctification.

Moreover, Christians are called to live not under legal constraints but under the liberating principle of faith in Christ and love towards others. This higher principle of living—grounded in faith and love—distinguishes believers from those who rely on the law for acceptance with God. The proper use of the law is to convict sinners, lead them to their need for Christ, and not to establish a code of conduct for those already justified through faith.