Scripture says that the law makes faith void and the promise (the Holy Spirit) of no effect. [Rom.4:14] Being under the law does not necessarily mean trying to keep the Ten Commandments; it means being demanding of yourself and others. Demands = commandments. Does this mean we must dig into ourselves and get rid of these demands? Of course not! Self-digging is an attempt to change the situation by our own works. Real change happens when we look not at ourselves but at Jesus, not at our works but at His — or rather at what He has already done on the cross. An unrenewed mind will say that this is all theory. It is not theory but divine practice — when it is not man who acts, but God Himself, changing us and everything around us from glory to glory. [2 Cor.3:18]