Romans 7:6 Meaning
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.
Context Explained
4Wherefore, 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.
5For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
6But 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.
7What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
8But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Romans 8:2
This verse explains the freedom from the law of sin and death through the Spirit.
Hebrews 8:13
The old covenant is described as obsolete, contrasting with the newness in Christ.
Ephesians 2:15
Paul speaks of abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, aligning with the theme of newness.
Source: Romans 7:6