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For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.
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A New Law, A New Life
Commentators explain that this verse contrasts two governing principles. "The law of sin and death" is the powerful, internal rule of our fallen nature that leads to death. In contrast, "the law of the Spirit of life" is the new, superior power of the Holy Spirit given to believers in Christ. This new "law" doesn't add rules; it imparts life and breaks the chains of the old one, acting as what one scholar called the "expulsive power of a new affection."
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For the law. The word law here means that rule, command, or influence which "the Spirit of life" produces. That exerts a…
The law of the Spirit of life (ο νομος του πνευματος της ζωης). The principle or authority exercised by the Holy Spirit which best…
19th Century
Anglican
A statement of the great antithesis, of which the rest of the section is a development, between the law of the Spirit of life and the law of sin an…
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Baptist
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
I have broken away from its bonda…
We are hardly prepared by the contents of ch. 7 for the glorious pronouncement that there is no condemnation at all for those who are in Christ Jes…
16th Century
Protestant
For the law of the Spirit of life, etc. This is a confirmation of the previous sentence. So that it may be understood, the meaning of the …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus
These words are of difficult interpretation. They may be underst…
Believers may be chastened by the Lord, but will not be condemned with the world. By their union with Christ through faith, they are thus secured. …
13th Century
Catholic
After showing that we are freed from sin and the law through Christ’s grace, the Apostle now shows that through the same grace we are fre…