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Saint Paul seems to say that the Law, the Torah, has become null and void in Christ. On the other hand, Jesus' teaching and the Mosaic law is not that those who accept the former will transgress the latter; rather it is that they will achieve far more than they would if the Torah were their only guide.
The reason the Torah had gotten out of hand is that it had, for hundreds of years, been interpreted in a manner that led to pure legalism. The Torah was, rather, given as an expression of God's love for the People of Israel the spirit of which had fallen out of favor by the power brokers of the Temple and Synagogue. Jesus expresses that the true nature of the Torah will be the basis for the Christian to do even greater things than the Torah ever thought about.
While it's easy to point a finger at the Jews and the Torah, it must not be forgotten that the Church has in many cases for more hundreds of years turned the Gospel of love and liberation into an equal burden on the backs of the faithful by its own power brokers. Overly dwelling on sin and penance and the setting up of rules and regulations on people's behavior in many cases lost the spirit of the Gospel Jesus preached. Gone was love. What became the norm was guilt and shame - not much different from our Jewish ancestors.
It's always tempting to believe that we're being good Christians if we follow all the rules the Church has set up. Some of them are marvelously wonderful. Others are just plain old manipulation to keep the power brokers happy. The rules make no sense nor are they helpful if they are not based in love and lead to love. For Jesus, this was the bottom line.
Leading a disciplined and structured Christian life is a good thing. It leads us into a deeper relationship with Christ and with the Mystery of God. Its intention is to expand our abilities to love as Christ has and continues to love. We all need structure in our spiritual lives. And the foundation of that spiritual life is the compassion and love made known to us in Jesus Christ our Lord.
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