Why did we become dead to the law through the body of Christ?
Believers became dead to the law through Christ’s bodily death so they could be joined to another—the One raised from the dead. The cross ended law-rule and placed them under grace, creating a marriage-like union with Christ as members of His Body.
Les explains that by the work of the cross we are now under grace, not under law. Being dead to the law by the body of Christ has a purpose: that ye should be married to another, namely Him who is raised from the dead. The concept is that as soon as we become a child of God, we are literally unioned with Christ, just like a husband and wife in the marriage relationship. This is all through Paul’s writings. Ephesians 5 likens the marriage relationship to our spiritual relationship with Christ. Christ is the head of the Church, and for Him to become head of you and me as members of the Body, He had to die and suffer for us. The resurrection overcame that death, but He still suffered and died for us as members of the Body. Likewise, a husband should be ready to die for his wife if necessary.
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
How do believers become dead to the law in Romans 7:4?
Believers become dead to the Mosaic law through the body of Christ mentioned in Romans 7:4.
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.