Dead to the Law, Married to Christ — What Romans 7 Really Means

B22L10 Romans 7 answers a question most believers never ask: if we're not under the law, what ARE we under — and what does it mean to be "married to Christ"? ✝️ In this verse-by-verse study of Romans 7:1-6, the teaching transitions from Romans 6's focus on old Adam to one of Paul's most vivid analogies: the marriage law. Just as a wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives — but is free to remarry when he dies — so the lost person is bound under the demands of the Mosaic law and the Ten Commandments until old Adam is crucified. The moment old Adam dies in Christ, the believer is freed from the law and enters a new relationship: married to Christ. Cross-referencing 2 Corinthians 4:3-4, the lesson shows that Satan has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the gospel — and only God can open their hearts, as He did for Lydia in Acts 16:13-14. Romans 7:6 then delivers the liberating conclusion: we are delivered from the law to serve in newness of Spirit, not the oldness of the letter. 💡 Key Topics Covered: • 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 — Satan blinds the minds of unbelievers to the gospel • Acts 16:13-14 — Lydia: the Lord opened her heart to attend to Paul's words • Three kinds of death: physical death, spiritual death of old Adam, and the second death • Romans 7:1-3 — The marriage law analogy: bound to a husband until death • The lost person is under the anathema of the Ten Commandments — even atheists • Romans 7:4 — Dead to the law by the body of Christ, married to another — to Christ • Romans 7:6 — Delivered from the law, serving in newness of Spirit, not the letter • The fruit of being married to Christ: soul winning, winning others to the Lord 🔑 Romans 7:1-6 explained, dead to the law married to Christ, Romans 7 marriage analogy, 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 Satan blinds unbelievers, Acts 16:14 Lydia Lord opened her heart, delivered from the law Romans 7:6, old Adam crucified Romans 6, three kinds of death Bible, verse by verse Romans Bible study. Les Feldick Bible Study brings you verse-by-verse Bible teaching that makes the scriptures come alive. Whether you're a new believer or have studied the Bible for decades, these teachings will deepen your understanding of God's Word. Les Feldick has a unique gift for explaining complex biblical concepts in a way that anyone can understand, using scripture to interpret scripture. 📖 Visit our website: www.lesfeldickbiblestudy.com If this study blessed you, please LIKE the video and SHARE it with someone who needs to hear this teaching. Your likes and shares help others find these Bible studies. 00:00 — Welcome to Through the Bible with Les Feldick 00:29 — Program Introduction: Moving Into Romans Chapter 7 01:22 — Encouragement to Search the Scriptures Beyond Denominational Lines 02:21 — Review of Romans 6:23 — Old Adam, Sin Nature, and Satan's Control 02:57 — Cross-Reference: 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 — Satan Blinds the Minds of Unbelievers 04:46 — Cross-Reference: Acts 16:13-14 — Lydia and the Lord Opening Her Heart 06:27 — Believers as Ambassadors for Christ — 2 Corinthians 5 07:23 — Romans 6 Summary: Old Adam Must Be Crucified — No Human Works Can Do It 07:49 — Three Kinds of Death Explained: Physical, Spiritual, and the Second Death 09:02 — Old Adam's Spiritual Death: Crucified in Christ or Consigned to the Lake of Fire 09:59 — Introduction to Romans Chapter 7 — A Chapter Theologians Debate 10:16 — How Do We Deal With Old Adam vs. the New Divine Nature at Salvation? 10:55 — Romans 7:1 — The Law Has Dominion Over a Man as Long as He Lives 11:55 — The Marriage Law Analogy: A Wife Is Bound to Her Husband Until Death 13:00 — Romans 7:2-3 — If the Husband Dies, She Is Free From the Law of Marriage 14:20 — The Tax Analogy: Uncle Sam Watches Over Husband and Wife as Long as They Live 15:50 — The Lost Person Is Under the Anathema of the Ten Commandments 17:25 — Even Atheists Cannot Escape the Demands of God's Law 18:10 — The Only Way Out From Under the Law: Old Adam Must Die 19:27 — When Old Adam Is Crucified, the Ten Commandments No Longer Hang Over Him 19:44 — Free to Marry Another: The Believer Is Now Married to Christ 21:55 — Romans 7:6 — Delivered From the Law, Serving in Newness of Spirit 22:40 — The Holy Spirit Replaces the Law — We Are Not Lawless 23:55 — The Holy Spirit Never Instructs a Believer to Sin 24:35 — Romans 7:4 — Dead to the Law by the Body of Christ, Married to Him Raised From the Dead 24:49 — The Fruit of Being Married to Christ: Soul Winning and Witnessing 26:00 — God Has Always Had Only a Small Remnant — No Different Today 27:00 — Closing: The Fruit of God's Relationship With Human Beings 28:01 — Closing & Ministry Information