Free to Bear Fruit (Rom 7:1-6)

What does it mean to die to the law and live to God? In this sermon from Romans 7:1–6, Pastor Zach Carter explores Paul’s striking analogy of marriage to explain how believers’ relationship to the law has changed through Christ. The law could reveal sin but never remove it—it could diagnose the disease but never heal it. Yet in Jesus’ death and resurrection, we have died to the law’s condemnation and been joined to a new covenant spouse, the risen Christ. This message unfolds three key truths: 1) The law ruled us while we lived under it. 2) Christ’s death released us from the law’s authority. 3) Our union with Christ now produces new life and fruitfulness. Pastor Zach offers pastoral clarity on Paul’s analogy, including a compassionate excursus on divorce and covenant faithfulness, before showing how our new marriage to Christ frees us to bear fruit for God—not out of fear, but from love.