Paul gives an example of how believers have died to the law and are no longer
under the law. This means the whole law
as Paul never divides the law into three parts and brings one part over into
the New Covenant as many do. Even the
Ten Commandments are no longer applicable for New Covenant believers. This is clearly shown in 2 Corinthians 3
which states: “Now if the ministry
that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so
that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its
glory, transitory though it was, will not the ministry of the Spirit be even
more glorious?"
This does not mean lying,
stealing, murder, adultery, etc. are now OK.
But it does mean these principles are restated and in most cases
strengthened in the New Covenant era as given in the New Testament.
With the New Covenant there is a change in the law [Hebrews 7:12].
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