No — Christians are not under the Mosaic Law, because they are dead to it and united to the risen Christ.
In Romans 7:4 Paul tells believers they have become dead to the law through the crucified body of Christ. The law in view is the Mosaic system, the law of Moses. The believer is now married to another, even Christ who was raised from the dead, so that they may bring forth fruit unto God.
Romans 7:4 — This is the key verse that directly answers the question — believers are dead to the law and joined to Christ.
Romans 7:4 (KJV) declares: "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." The believer is positioned as dead to the law and united to Christ, who was raised from the dead. Romans 7:6 (KJV) continues: "But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter." The law that held people is no longer their master; they serve in newness of the Spirit, not the oldness of the letter. Paul also writes to believers in Colossians 2:13 (KJV): "And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses." This shows that the believer's position before God is based on being made alive with Christ, not on the law.
Les Feldick teaches that Romans 7:4 clearly identifies the law as the law of Moses, the Mosaic system. He emphasizes the phrase "by the body of Christ" refers to the physical body of Jesus with which He was crucified, not the invisible body of believers. He explains the marriage illustration: just as death ends a marriage obligation, the believer's old Adam was crucified with Christ, breaking the demands of the Mosaic law, so the believer is now free to be married to the risen Christ and produce fruit for God. Les further teaches that believers are not under the Law but under Grace, and that Paul's writings to believers, such as Colossians 2:13, confirm that our standing is not in the Mosaic system but in Christ.
Les Feldick explains that the believer becomes dead to the law through the body of Christ, meaning by His crucifixion. The old Adam is crucified and broken from the demands of the Mosaic law. As a result, the believer is delivered from the law and can serve in newness of the Spirit.
Les emphasizes that "by the body of Christ" in Romans 7:4 refers to Jesus's physical body of flesh with which He was crucified. By that sacrifice, the believer is freed from the law's demands and is now married to another, the risen Christ, so they can bring forth fruit unto God.
Les teaches that as soon as a person becomes a child of God, they are literally united with Christ, just like a husband and wife in a marriage relationship. This union is reflected throughout Paul's writings, such as Ephesians 5:22, where the marriage relationship is likened to our spiritual relationship with Christ.
Les teaches that believers are not under the law as Christ ministered to Israel, but under grace, and it makes all the difference in the world. He cites Colossians 2:13 where Paul tells believers they were dead in sins but have been quickened together with Christ and all trespasses forgiven.
Les points out that when Moses gave the law to Israel at Mount Sinai, the whole nation was put under it, and the law was severe and a yoke of bondage that Israel couldn't bear. Inheritance did not come through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
What Happens After the Rapture? Romans 7 & Heaven Explained
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Dead to the Law, Married to Christ
Les teaches the believer is become dead to the law, the Mosaic system, by the body of Christ, and married to the risen Christ to bring forth fruit.
The Law of Moses Identified
Les clarifies that the law in Romans 7:4 is the law of Moses, the Mosaic system, and that the body of Christ is His flesh crucified, not the invisible body of believers.
Crucified With Christ, Delivered From the Law
Les shows that believers are delivered from the law because old Adam was crucified, and they now serve in the newness of the Spirit, not the oldness of the letter.
Not Under Law, but Under Grace
Les emphasizes that believers are not under the Law as Christ ministered to Israel but under Grace, and quotes Colossians 2:13 to confirm forgiveness in Christ.
Married to Christ, Old Adam Crucified
Les explains that being married to Christ means old Adam is crucified and the believer is delivered from the law, serving in newness of the Holy Spirit.
The Law as a Yoke of Bondage
Les describes the Mosaic law as severe, a burden, and a yoke of bondage Israel couldn't bear, contrasting it with the righteousness of faith.
United With Christ by the Cross
Les teaches that by the work of the cross believers are under grace, not the law, and are so united with Christ that it resembles the marriage relationship, as in Ephesians 5.
Romans 7:4: 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.
This verse directly states believers are dead to the law and joined to the risen Christ.
Romans 7:6: But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
This confirms the believer's deliverance from the law and new spiritual service.
Colossians 2:13: And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses.
Paul writes to believers to show their forgiveness and life in Christ, not in the law.
Ephesians 5:22: Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
Les uses the marriage relationship to illustrate the believer's union with Christ, per Paul's teaching.
No. Romans 7:4 says believers have become dead to the law by the body of Christ. Les Feldick emphasizes this is the law of Moses, the Mosaic system, and the believer is now married to the risen Christ, not bound to the law.
It means the believer's old Adam was crucified with Christ, breaking the demands of the Mosaic law. Les teaches that as far as the law is concerned, the believer is dead to it, so it no longer has any claim on them.
According to Romans 7:4, the believer is married to Christ and joins the risen Christ, and the natural result is fruit, as Les explains: fruit is the productive result of the new relationship.
Les Feldick teaches that believers are under Grace, not the Law. He points to Colossians 2:13 and all of Paul's writings to show that the believer's standing is in Christ, not in the Mosaic system.
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