Which verse in Romans 7 teaches that believers are dead to the law by the Body of Christ?
Romans 7:4 is the verse. It says, “Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ.” The context identifies this as the law of Moses, the Mosaic system, which no longer has power over believers.
Les explains that from Romans chapter 7 this truth can really be applied out of only one verse, Romans 7:4. There Paul writes, “Wherefore, my brethren, you also are become dead to the law by the Body of Christ.” Les identifies that law as the law of Moses, the Mosaic system. Because believers are dead to it, it no longer has any power over them. Yet they are not just dead and to be forgotten; they are to be married to another, even to Him who was raised from the dead, and should bring forth fruit unto God. This begins in the earthly sojourn: as soon as a person becomes a child of God and a member of the Body of Christ through faith in the Gospel, that person is already connected to Christ, a joint heir with Him, with Christ as the Head and believers as members of the Body. Les then notes that Ephesians develops these deeper aspects of our position in Christ.
Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
More Questions
What does Paul mean when he says believers are dead to the law in Romans 7:4?
In Romans 7:4 Paul is telling believers that they have become dead to the law of Moses, meaning the Mosaic system, and this happened by the body of Christ, specifically His physical body of flesh that was crucified.
What does Romans 7:4 say about being dead to the law and married to another?
In Romans 7:4 believers are become dead to the law by the Body of Christ so that they should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that they should bring forth fruit unto God.