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What needs removing is the carnal mind, not the law of God.

The problem God has is not with the law but with the unconverted carnal heart. So what he changes is the person carnal heart to keep the law, it is not the law that needs converting or changing.
However the law is not to be used by the Sinner, (whose heart is unchanged, and carrnal) to bring Righteousness to themselves. The function of the law to such that are unconverted is to point out their sinfulness that they may seek the Saviour who will circumcize their heart with His Love in their heart that they may keep His commandments. I quote Deut.30:6 &16 "
6 And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.

16 In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
The Evangelicals problem generally is their heart is unchanged, and without Love in it they cannot keep the commandments. That is where their problem lies. Their heart is carnal and hate the law. As it is written in Rom.8:6-7 "6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be." And yes they would be hypocrites (like the Pharisees in Christ time) to try to do it with their carnal unconverted heart. They need conversion of heart first which is called Justification/Sanctification (Conversion of heart at times is referred to as Sanctification when the context is a setting apart for Holy use). Evidence of God giving a person a new heart or Sanctification is them being made a keeper of the law including the Sabbath. As it is written in Ezekiel 20:12 "Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them."
Furthermore true law keeping including Sabbath keeping; which is from a heart of love, shows that He is our God as it is written in Ezekiel 20:20 "20 And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the Lord your God". After all God cannot be our God and we His people when we have the carnal mind that is not subject to the law of God. As it is written in Rom.8:6-9"For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 
9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his." 
Note the Spirit of Christ gives us the identity of Christ which is what it means to be a Christian. Like Christ we aught to teach law keeping and do law keeping. As it is written in Matt.5:17-20 :

"17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven."

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