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Rev. Dr. Phil Booe, pastor at Christ Lutheran Church in Hebron, CT, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Romans 7:1-13. Christians are under grace; they are no longer under the law. How did this happen? St. Paul uses the human example of the law of marriage. All Christians can understand this truth from God’s Word. Marriage, the good gift of God before the fall into sin, unites one man and one woman for life. When the husband dies, however, the law of marriage no longer applies to the wife; she is now free. The example of death setting free from law is applied to Christians. Christians have been put to death through their connection to the death of Christ. They belong to Him, the One raised from the dead. Whereas their life in the flesh took advantage of the law to produce more sin, their life in the Spirit through Christ produces the good fruit God has given. This does not mean that the law is sinful, however. In fact, God’s law is good and holy. Paul uses his own life prior to Christianity as an example.