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Romans 7:6<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not<\/span> in<\/span><\/em> the oldness of the letter.<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Truth to Learn<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n We are free to serve God through the power of the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n Behind the Words<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The word translated \u201cdelivered<\/span>\u201d is katarge\u014d<\/span><\/em>, which is made up of kata<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cdown\u201d but used here as an intensifier and arge\u014d<\/span><\/em>, which means \u201cto be idle or inactive.\u201d Katarge\u014d<\/span><\/em>, therefore, means \u201cto become completely ineffective\u201d or \u201cto cease being effective.\u201d As Paul used it here it means \u201cwe have been completely set free from the effect of the Law.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHeld by<\/span>\u201d is from a form of katech\u014d<\/span><\/em>, which is also a compound word. This one is made up of kata<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cdown\u201d and ech\u014d<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cto have\u201d or \u201cto hold.\u201d Thus we see that katech\u014d<\/span><\/em> literally means \u201cto be held down.\u201d It is a picture of someone who he being held down on the ground so that they are powerless to do anything.<\/p>\n Meaning Explained<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n In the previous two chapters Paul has spent considerable time and energy pointing out two things. The first is, before we were saved we were slaves to sin because of the Law. The second is, when we were saved, our sin nature was put to death. That is, we died with Christ. As he has just shown in the past few verses, death releases us from the requirements of the Law. Therefore, this verse is the culmination and summation of the results of these things.<\/p>\n Since we are dead with respect to the Law, like the wife who is free to marry after her husband has died, we are no longer under the dictates of the Law and are free to serve God. We are no longer held down by the Law. We are free from it! Let me say that again. We are free from the Law!<\/p>\n We do not have to keep the Ten Commandments or any other part of the Law in order to be righteous in God\u2019s eyes. In fact, you will remember that Paul told us that we couldn\u2019t obtain righteousness by keeping the Law anyway because no one (except Christ) is able to keep all the Law.<\/p>\n The second half of this verse is really a key statement and I don\u2019t want any of us to miss it. We have been set free from the law to \u201cserve in the newness of the Spirit and not <\/span>in<\/span><\/em> the oldness of the letter.<\/span>\u201d In other words, before we were saved by grace, we were unable to keep the Law and, therefore, could not serve God because the letter of the Law made us sinful and abhorrent to God. But \u2026 now that we have been set free from the Law we can serve God in a way that we never could have before – in the spirit of righteousness. That is, since we are righteous in God\u2019s eyes now, He will allow us to serve Him. We have spiritual life which we owe entirely to God. Therefore we should gladly serve Him with the life that He has given us.<\/p>\n Application<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n When we were saved we were set free from the penalty of our sins. We were also set free from the requirements of the Law and have become free to serve God through the power of the Holy Spirit. Are you serving God right now? If you are, are you doing so out of obligation or are you serving Him out of gratitude for what He has done for you? We should rejoice in our service for Him because we have been set free from bondage to the Law!<\/span><\/p>\n In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2010 Will Krause. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/p>\n <\/span>If this message or this link was forwarded to you by a friend and you wish to receive future verses directly to your inbox, you can call the church phone Romans 7:6 But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter. Truth to Learn We are free to serve God through the power of the Holy Spirit. 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