Romans 10:4 : For Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to everyone that believeth. The law demanded absolute righteousness, but could not free the transgressor of guilt. The law could not make the guilty righteous. It seems to me that commentators usually miss Paul's point. It is true that the law ended at the cross, but it ended at the cross regardless of whether one believes or does not believe. The end of which Paul here speaks is attained by those who believe in Christ. The end, or aim, of the law was righteousness. The believer in Christ is made righteous, and thus the end of the law for righteousness is reached in Christ. When a man's sins are all blotted out, when he is cleansed from all sin, he is righteous that condition is reached in Christ by those who believe. The end, or purpose, of the law was righteousness that end is reached in Christ by the believer. It will be noticed that Paul says: "Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to everyone that believeth." The modifying phrase, "to everyone that believeth," shows that Paul was not speaking of the abrogation of the law that is taught abundantly elsewhere. And it was abrogated for all, believers and unbelievers alike.