Who are we married to after becoming dead to the law?
After becoming dead to the law through the body of Christ, believers are married to another—specifically, to Him who was raised from the dead, Christ. This union with Christ is spiritual, likened to a husband and wife relationship, as taught throughout Paul's writings.
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 means we should be married to another—to him who is raised from the dead. 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 concept runs all through Paul's writings. In Ephesians 5, the marriage relationship is likened to our spiritual relationship with Christ; Christ is the head of the Church, and He had to die and suffer for us as members of the Body.
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 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.
What happens after believers are made dead to the law?
After believers die to the law, they are not just dead and forgotten; they are married to Christ, who was raised from the dead, and they are supposed to bear fruit for God.
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.