Romans 7:6 But now we are discharged from the law, dead to that which held us captive, so that we are slaves not under the old written code but in the new life of the Spirit.
All that the law can do is hold us captive. All that the law can do is hold us back and condemn us. It can tell us what we've done wrong. It can keep us from doing other things. This might actually be useful. In fact, it is quite useful in life and in our communal life together. But it's limited.
The freedom and new life we have in the Spirit is so much broader than that. It doesn't provide us the clear "do nots" and so sometimes it's more frustrating. Freedom in the Spirit is harder because it's not quite as clear. "Love your neighbor" is freedom in the Spirit. But how do you do that exactly? "Don't kill your neighbor." That's law and it's pretty clear. The challenge of the Christian life is to live in the Spirit, to embrace it's freedom and it's joy in service to God and others.
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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