King James Bible
"For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death."
Paul introduces a new governing principle—the Spirit's life-giving power that operates through faith rather than through works. This 'law' refers not to written commands but to the transformative rule of the Holy Spirit, contrasting with the Mosaic law's inability to overcome human sinfulness. This phrase locates the believer's new spiritual reality within union with Christ himself. Paul emphasizes that this freedom exists only through participation in Christ's death and resurrection, making it a positional truth rather than mere moral improvement. The perfect tense indicates a completed liberation from sin's dominion and its inevitable consequence—spiritual death. Paul personalizes this theological truth ('me'), showing how the condemning power that once enslaved humanity has been definitively broken for those in Christ.