07/22/2025
THE CRY OF THE WATCHMAN: THE DOOR IS CLOSING
Part 8: The Law Was Not Abolished — Restoring the Covenant Standard
Restoring Covenant Discipleship, Exposing the Deceptions, and Preparing for the Return of the King
By Greg Witter | Ephraim’s Cry
This is Part 8 in the series, and in this teaching we confront the foundational lie that “the Law was done away with.” This false teaching is one of the pillars of the modern church — and it has produced a generation of believers who have no standard, no accountability, and no understanding of covenant.
They have been told that the Torah was “for the Jews.”
That Yahu’sha “fulfilled it, so we don’t have to.”
That we’re now “under grace, not under law.”
But these are distortions of Scripture — rooted not in the Word of Yahu’ah, but in the rebellion of men who refuse to be governed by His commands.
Yahu’ah never gave His Torah to be temporary.
He never said it would be cancelled.
He never said it was a curse.
In fact, He called it life.
“This command which I command you today is not too hard for you… it is your life.” (Deuteronomy 30:11–20)
“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wrong… but his delight is in the Torah of Yahu’ah.” (Psalm 1:1–2)
“The Torah of Yahu’ah is perfect, bringing back the being.” (Psalm 19:7)
Yahu’sha did not come to destroy the Torah. He said so Himself:
> “Do not think that I came to destroy the Torah or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to complete. Truly I say to you, until the heavens and the earth pass away, not one jot or tittle shall by no means pass from the Torah until all is done.” (Matthew 5:17–18)
And then He warned:
> “Whoever breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do so shall be called least in the reign of the heavens.” (Matthew 5:19)
If you are teaching that the Law is dead — you are making yourself least.
If you are believing that obedience no longer matters — you are not following the Messiah.
You are following a version of Him created by the lawless church.
The most common justification for lawlessness in the modern church is a misuse of Paul’s letters — twisting phrases like “we are not under law, but under grace” and “the law was our schoolmaster” into license for rebellion. But the problem isn’t with Paul. It’s with how people interpret him — without context, without Torah foundation, and without discernment.
Paul never said the Torah was abolished. He never said obedience was optional. He never taught that the commandments were nailed to the cross. What he said — repeatedly — is that we are not saved by works of the law, but by faith in Yahu’sha. But then he made it clear that true faith leads to establishing the Torah (Romans 3:31), walking in the Spirit (Galatians 5:16), and bearing the fruit of righteousness (Philippians 1:11).
Let’s dismantle the lies:
Lie #1: “We’re not under the Law anymore.”
That phrase is from Romans 6:14 — but keep reading. The very next verse says:
> “What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means!” (Romans 6:15)
Paul is not giving a license to sin. He’s saying that grace delivers us from the penalty of the Law — not from the standard of the Law.
Lie #2: “The Law was a curse, so it had to be removed.”
Wrong again. The Law itself is not a curse — the penalty of breaking it is the curse. Galatians 3:13 says Messiah redeemed us from the curse of the Law — not from the Law itself. The curse is death (Deuteronomy 27–30). Yahu’sha paid that price — so we could be brought back into obedience without condemnation.
Lie #3: “The Law was nailed to the cross.”
This misquote comes from Colossians 2:14 — but it doesn’t say the Law was nailed. It says the “certificate of debt” was nailed — the record of our violations, not the commands themselves. That passage is about the victory over sin and demonic powers — not the cancellation of the Torah.
Lie #4: “Paul said circumcision and feasts are no longer required.”
Paul said neither circumcision nor uncircumcision mattered — but keeping the commandments of Elohim does (1 Corinthians 7:19). He kept the feasts (Acts 20:16), kept the Sabbath (Acts 17:2), and walked orderly according to the Torah (Acts 21:24). Paul lived as a Torah-observant disciple — because that’s what it means to follow the Messiah.
The confusion arises because people read Paul as a Greek philosopher, not a Hebrew-trained Pharisee who had met the resurrected King. Peter warned us that Paul’s letters are difficult and twisted by the unlearned to their own destruction (2 Peter 3:16). This is what we see today — a Christianity built on Paul misquoted and Messiah ignored.
But if your theology makes Yahu’sha contradict the Torah, you’ve misunderstood the Scriptures. Yahu’sha didn’t come to oppose Moses — He came to walk in Moses and complete it.
The lie that the Law was abolished has destroyed the foundation of discipleship. It has created a generation with no standard, no accountability, and no fear of Yahu’ah. It has produced millions of believers who claim to follow the Messiah, but walk in a way He never walked. They wear His name — but reject His path. They preach His grace — but despise His instructions.
Yahu’sha did not abolish the Law. He fulfilled it by walking it perfectly — and then called us to follow Him. If He kept the Sabbath, we keep the Sabbath. If He kept the feasts, we keep the feasts. If He obeyed the Torah, we obey the Torah. Because a disciple does not invent his own path. He walks the path of the one who trained him.
The Torah is not bo***ge. Sin is bo***ge. Torah is freedom — the boundaries of righteousness, the standard of holiness, the covenant terms of the Kingdom. And anyone who teaches otherwise — no matter how many degrees they have, how many sermons they preach, or how big their platform is — is lawless. And Yahu’sha said clearly: “Depart from Me, you who work lawlessness.”
It is time to return to the ancient path. Not a new gospel. Not a western version. But the narrow way that was walked by Avraham, Mosheh, Dawid, and Yahu’sha Himself. Because only those who obey the covenant will enter the Kingdom. Not just hearers. Not just confessors. But doers. Disciples. Covenant keepers.
The Torah was never abolished. It was forgotten. It was trampled. It was declared dead by men who hated discipline. But now the remnant is awakening. The covenant is being restored. And the Law — far from being done away with — is being written on hearts once again.
What’s Coming in Part 9: In the next part, we will confront another deadly deception — the Rapture Lie. We will expose how the modern church replaced the call to endure with a promise of escape, how the rapture doctrine fuels lawlessness, and why the true remnant must prepare to overcome — not disappear. The testing is coming. The fire is coming. And only those who are rooted in obedience will stand.
