It was said in a religious forum that “Holiness is not legalism; Doing what you want is not grace” and “YHVH has a standard. Yeshua died for that standard being transgressed. Those standards still apply.”

Okay, but how does humanity meet Yahweh’s “standard?”

The only human beings that will attain the righteous “standard” of Elohim; that is, perfection in word, thought and deed, is the one who believes-trusts in Yeshua as Messiah who died for them to provide sinless blood atonement for their sin and by believing in Yeshua, the redeemed by faith receive the imputed and GIFTED righteousness of Yeshua over their life in exchange for their sin (John 3; 2 Corinthians 5:21) and they are subsequently declared “not guilty” by the Father via New Covenant promise (Hebrews 8:12).

Elohim expects perfection (James 2:10) and cursed is anyone who seeks that perfection via the flesh (Galatians 3:10); this, due the Adamic sin-nature (Romans 8; Romans 5:12); therefore, there is no attainable righteousness by humanity that qualifies for Elohim’s forgiveness of sin other than the sinless perfection of Yeshua imputed into and over the life of the one who believes that Yeshua is Messiah; this, first being demonstrated by Elohim in Genesis 3:21 and fulfilled by Messiah at Golgotha with the words “It is finished” (John 19:30).

Subsequent establishing covenant relationship with the Father by grace through faith in Yeshua, the Father gifts the faithful the indwelling Holy Spirit as Guarantor of New Covenant relationship (Ephesians 1:13-14); it is the indwelling Holy Spirit who employs the redeemed conscience of the faithful (2 Corinthians 5:17) and methodically applies the spiritual law written upon the heart of humanity at conception (Romans 2:14-15); it is the Holy Spirit who methodically guides the redeemed via the spiritual law and the redeemed conscience to obey all that the Father commands; this, performed by the indwelling Holy Spirit as He produces “fruits of righteousness” against which there is no Law (Galatians 5).

Torah Law is only a definer of iniquity, an accuser of the brethren; therefore, Torah Law only provides condemnation void hope or atonement (Romans 8; Romans 3:20); whereas, the spiritual law (Romans 2:14-15) and the redeemed conscience employed by the Holy Spirit in the New Covenant are anointed and made applicable to address every moral decision, every aspect of discernment, in the daily life of the redeemed where there is peace with Elohim, forever; this, due the atoning sacrifice of Yeshua (Romans 5:1; Galatians 5:16; Colossians 1:19-20).

It is possible to strive after Torah Law an entire lifetime and die in Hell if one neglects and rejects the imputed righteousness of Yeshua available only by faith in Yeshua as Messiah (Galatians 2:16).