Rom 7:1 | MHM | STEP | Observations Respecting the Law In this section, Paul continues his discussion about the relationship between believers and the law. He explains that through our union with Christ, we are freed from the law's power to condemn us and provoke our sin. This freedom allows us to serve God in a new way, no longer bound to the old letter of the law but empowered by the Spirit to live for God. v. 1 : Paul addresses those who "know the law", meaning his Jewish Christian readers who were familiar with the Mosaic law. He reminds them that the law only has authority over a person as long as they are alive (Romans 7:1 ). Just as a marriage is only binding until one spouse dies, the law's power over us ends when we die.

‏ Romans 7:1

Observations Respecting the Law

In this section, Paul continues his discussion about the relationship between believers and the law. He explains that through our union with Christ, we are freed from the law's power to condemn us and provoke our sin. This freedom allows us to serve God in a new way, no longer bound to the old letter of the law but empowered by the Spirit to live for God.

v. 1: Paul addresses those who "know the law", meaning his Jewish Christian readers who were familiar with the Mosaic law. He reminds them that the law only has authority over a person as long as they are alive (Romans 7:1 ^a). Just as a marriage is only binding until one spouse dies, the law's power over us ends when we die.