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 ⁴ For Christ is the end of the law as a means of righteousness to everyone who believes. [When Christendom tells their sinning believers that the law is dead, they are really saying that for their believers there is no sin; no law, no sin. What better tale could the devil have spun? Do you not know brothers, (for I speak to those who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man as long as he lives ? Rom 7:1. Until you lose your life by crucifying your sinful nature, your carnal mind, and your evil spirit, you are still alive and still subject to the inner law that includes the moral core of the outward law. Christendom has cast all law behind their backs, calling evil good, calling the wicked righteous, while totally ignoring the Bible's many stated exclusions, requirements, and qualifying conditions of salvation. The law cannot make you righteous, but the requirement to obey the moral commands of the law only ends when a man's selfish spirit has been crucified on the inward cross of self-denial, and Christ Jesus is resurrected in him to totally control his thoughts, words, and deeds with the Law of the Spirit of Life. What makes you righteous? Obedience leads to righteousness, Rom 6:16; we believe what the Spirit of Christ in our hearts speaks to us as we, through the Spirit, by faith, patiently wait for the hope of righteousness, Gal 5:5. Yes, there is a difference between good and evil; yes there is still sin; yes the inner law has never been cancelled and includes the moral core of the outward laws, which are: love your neighbor as you love yourself; don't steal; don't commit adultery; don't lie; don't covet; don't murder; and honor your father and mother; do for others as you would have them do for you; etc. From the Word of the Lord within: "There are no laws when you are under complete control of the spirit; you walk in love in obedience as prompted — you don't walk in restricted flesh." ]