While I believe we are initially and ultimately saved by God's grace through faith, what is the opposite of being too law oriented?
Trusting in the LOVE and GRACE that Jesus brings, while allowing His Spirit to motivate you to the GOOD WORKS that God desires from you.
Did not Jesus say if you will enter into life, keep the commandments?
He said this to a works-oriented Jew
prior to His sacrifice for sin ...
Matthew 19
16 Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher,
WHAT GOOD THING SHALL I DO that I may have eternal life?”
17 So He said to him, “Why do you call Me good?
NO ONE IS GOOD, that is, GOD. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
18 He said to Him, “Which ones?”
Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’ 19 ‘Honor your father and
yourmother,’ and, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”
20 The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept from my youth.What do I still lack?”
21 Jesus said to him,
“If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
22 But when the young man heard that saying,
he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
We see that the young man clearly asked
"What good thing shall I do ?" ... to enter heaven.
And we see Jesus' response that
"Noone is Good, but God". This would indicate to me that noone earns heaven by being Good, ... because
only God is Good.
And, finally, we see the results of such a works-oriented approach to salvation ...
"The young man went away sorrowfully," ... because he could not do ... what Jesus asked of him (in order to be perfect).