How do we know that the law is not for the righteous?

According to Paul in Galatians 3:11, 'The just shall live by faith,' indicating that justification and righteous standing before God come through faith, not adherence to the law. Paul clarifies in 1 Timothy 1:9 that the law is specifically made for the ungodly and thus does not apply to the justified sinner who lives by faith in Christ. As believers, we are not under the Old Testament law but under the law of Christ, which fulfills the moral demands of the law while guiding our conduct through love and grace instead of legalism.