What does Romans 8:2 teach about God's operation in a believer's life?
Romans 8:2 teaches that the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus frees the believer from the law of sin and death. God is able to perform an operation in a believer's life that gives a completely new outlook, hope for eternity, and freedom from being locked in sin and death.
Les explains that Romans 8:2 presents two facts of life. The first is that God can come into a believer’s life and do an operation that totally gives a new outlook on life and hope for the eternity to come. This is a whole new ball game compared to being locked in to sin and death. He connects this to Romans 6:23, where the wages of sin is death, showing the contrast between the law of sin and death and the law of the Spirit of life. Earlier, Les notes that unbelievers are blinded by Satan’s powers and see nothing to be gained, going on in total darkness, which highlights the difference God’s operation makes in a believer.
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 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.