How do we know we are not under the law?

Believers are reassured that they are not under the law but are led by the Spirit in Galatians 5:18, which states, 'If you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.' This means that the law’s primary role was to expose sin and reveal our need for a Savior. Since Christ fulfilled the law through His perfect obedience and sacrificial death, believers are released from its condemnation and can now live in the Spirit, yielding fruit that pleases God. The purpose of the law was to highlight our failures and lead us to Christ, under whom we find grace and the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit.