The motif of being “married” to God runs as a rich vein throughout both the Old Testament and the New. This significant spiritual truth surfaces in Paul’s teaching here.

One key thing to understand from this passage is how Paul uses the illustration from marriage to show that belonging to both the Law, and to Christ is tantamount to committing adultery. That our death to our old life released us from any obligations to follow the law, just as a physical death releases the surviving spouse from the covenant of marriage. 

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The Seed Christian Fellowship is a small Christian Church in Somerset UK