Two observations about when God gave Moses the law on top of Mount Sinai:

The law was heavy. Two tablets of stone weighed a great deal. Still today, the law is heavy isn't it? It is difficult to fulfill all the responsibilities of the law.
The law was broken. As soon as Moses came down from the mountain he saw the golden calf and got angry. He threw down the stone tablets and they shattered. Likewise, in spite of our best attempts at legalism, we blow it pretty quickly don't we?

God never intended for us to get right with Him through the law. The law is to lead us to Christ (Rom. 10:4) . Since we can't keep the law, we need a Savior who can fulfill the law and make us righteous through faith in Him.

Every Fourth of July churches across America extol our political and spiritual freedom. Here is a brief summary of the freedom we have in Christ.

Law: the purpose of the law is to show us our sin and need for a Savior.
Liberty: once a person trusts Christ as Savior they are set free from the law and its obligations.
License: our freedom is not for the purpose of self-indulgence.
Love: God sets us free so we can serve others in love.

"Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith" Galatians 3:24

"For you, brethren, have been called to liberty, only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another" Galations 5:13

Let freedom ring!