Married to Another

Romans 7: 1-6 In chapter six of Romans, Paul used baptism to illustrate a Christian's conversion. When one accepts Jesus Christ as Savior, he has died to self (repentance) and is totally immersed into the life of Christ. The flesh is reckoned as "dead" to sin (6:11) and the Christian now walks in "newness of life" (6:4). He is "not under law, but under grace (6: 14). In chapter seven, Paul used Biblical marriage to illustrate the new relationship a Christian has with Christ. The Christian has forsaken the world and is one with his Savior. He walks "in newness of Spirit and not in oldness of letter."