What is 'the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus' in Romans 8:2?
It is an established fact and fundamental absolute of everyday life: the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus sets a person free from another operating fact, the law of sin and death. Here “law” functions like the law of gravity or buoyancy—a fact of life, an absolute no one can change.
Les explains that in Romans 8:2 the word “law” must be determined by context. Sometimes it means simply a fact of everyday living, such as the Law of Gravity or the Law of Buoyancy. Here it is used in the same sense: the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus is a fact of everyday life that has made me, or set me, free from another established fundamental absolute, the Law of Sin and Death, which was operating every day. So the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus is presented as an established spiritual fact or governing reality that frees from sin and death.
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
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What is 'the law of sin and death' in Romans 8:2?
The 'law of sin and death' in Romans 8:2 is another fact of life, an established fundamental absolute that was operating every day before the Spirit of life set believers free from it.
What law is Paul talking about in Romans 8:2?
In Romans 8:2, the law being discussed is not merely a fact of everyday life like the Law of Gravity or the Law of Sin and Death; Paul is talking about the Mosaic Law, the Ten Commandments.