Faith and Salvation

What Does “Christ Is the End of the Law” Mean?

Romans 10:4 says Christ is “the end of the law,” but this does not necessarily mean Christ abolished God's law. The context concerns righteousness, faith, and the purpose toward which the law points.

Published 2026-09-13 · Updated 2026-09-27

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Biblical explanation

Paul writes: “For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth” (). The word “end” can carry the meaning of goal, culmination, or intended outcome. The context is important. Paul is explaining that Israel sought righteousness through its own understanding rather than submitting to God's righteousness. Christ is therefore the answer to the righteousness problem. This agrees with : “Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.” It also agrees with : “The law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good” (). should not be isolated from and . Christ is the basis of righteousness, but Paul does not say that faith makes God's law worthless.

In brief

Paul writes: “For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth” ().

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