What does it mean that we who are in Christ have been released from the Law? What is the meaning of the sentence? And what is it's meaning for us?
Romans 7:1-6 NASB20 - Or do you not know, brothers [and sisters] (for I am speaking to those who know the Law), that the Law has jurisdiction over a person as long as he lives? For the married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he is alive; but if her husband dies, she is released from the law concerning the husband. So then, if while her husband is alive she gives herself to another man, she will be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is not an adulteress if she gives herself to another man. Therefore, my brothers [and sisters,] you also were put to death in regard to the Law through the body of Christ, so that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God. For while we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were [brought to light] by the Law, were at work in the parts of our body to bear fruit for death. But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter.
How have we died to that by which we were bound? What were we bound to and what have we died to?
“What does it mean that we who are in Christ have been released from the Law? What is the meaning of the sentence? And what is its meaning for us?
How have we died to that by which we were bound? What were we bound to and what have we died to?”
paul doesn’t communicate in single sentences but chapters what I mean is this question
“How have we died to that by which we were bound? What were we bound to and what have we died to?”
Is where Paul’s beginning in chapter 6 here what he’s saying later needs to know what he’s saying here
“God forbid. How shall
we, that
are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like
as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
For if
we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: knowing this, that
our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin.
Now if
we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more;
death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
Likewise reckon ( believe ) ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.”
Romans 6:2-12 KJV
As Paul continues he’s still building his n what he’s saying here where he starts talking about the concept of “ dying with Christ “ he goes on to explain more regarding this question regarding the law which
defines and imputes sin
“What does it mean that we who are in Christ have been released from the Law? What is the meaning of the sentence? And what is its meaning for us?”
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Know ye not, brethren, how that
the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? ( when a sinner dies fornthier sins the law is fulfilled on them and ends it says nothing to a dead person )
Wherefore,
my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; ( remember where Paul began about baptism into his death crucified with him ect) that
ye should be married to another, even to
him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
For
when we were in the flesh, ( before we got baptized and received the spirit ) the
motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; ( he just explained we died with Christ and this releases us from the law itself which defines sin and brings death to all sinners) that
we should serve in newness of spirit,( john 6:63) and
not in the oldness of the letter.”( Moses external written law )
Romans 7:1, 4-6 KJV
Paul is elaborating on very deep and significant doctrines and understanding of things like baptism for remission of sins , how Jesus death for our sins covers those who believe and are baptized into his name and body who
died for our sins and was
raised for our justification and life
We don’t come to God by him commanding us not to kill not to lie not to cheat ……we come to god by hearing the trhinfsbjesus had to say is the idea because he gave his life to save us we give ours to following him that is our lord and savior Jesus the Christ of Nazareth
reading Paul requires us to let what he’s saying be forever over chapters of his letters and those things always recur in other letters like baptism there and saving from the letter
“in whom also ye are
circumcised with the
circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are
risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
And
you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he
quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;”
Colossians 2:11-14 KJV
airs easy to misunderstand and misrepresent Paul if we don’t look at what he’s actually saying over the king explainations he has written one sentance is just a part of a larger message explaining a concept about a biblical subject like for instance baptism and how this applies to us regarding death and life through Christ who lived and died and now lives forever for us
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