The relationship of the believer to the law is analogous to a wife and her husband who bound to him as long as she lives. She has died and has no further obligation. She is exempt from his demands. They hold no authority over her any longer but have been fulfilled. It is also like being discharged from the military and not having to live by the old rules anymore. The Law is obsolete and we live under a higher law, the law of love. Love is the fulfillment of the Law. He who loves has fulfilled the Law, according to Romans 13:8.
We are not lawless but are subject to the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ. The old nature knows no law, while the new nature needs no law. Because we have the Law written in our hearts and don't need anyone to tell us to live according to the letter of the Law rather than the spirit of the Law. The Pharisees lived according to the letter of the Law and thought that was enough. "The letter kills, but the Spirit is life" (Rom. 7:6). He who is led by the Spirit is not under the Law according to Galatians 5:18. Cursed is anyone who relies on the Law says Gal. 3:10. We have no choice, but to walk in the Spirit! We don't need a to-do list! Soli Deo Gloria!
We are not lawless but are subject to the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ. The old nature knows no law, while the new nature needs no law. Because we have the Law written in our hearts and don't need anyone to tell us to live according to the letter of the Law rather than the spirit of the Law. The Pharisees lived according to the letter of the Law and thought that was enough. "The letter kills, but the Spirit is life" (Rom. 7:6). He who is led by the Spirit is not under the Law according to Galatians 5:18. Cursed is anyone who relies on the Law says Gal. 3:10. We have no choice, but to walk in the Spirit! We don't need a to-do list! Soli Deo Gloria!
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