Originally Posted by
NewCreation
edvedr,
I'll try to break it down for you concerning our being freed from the Law through Christ. But to do it, I'll have to go all the way back to the Garden of Eden.
When Adam took and ate the fruit which God had told him not to eat (Genesis 2:17, 3:6), then as the Apostle Paul wrote in Romans 5:12, "sin entered the world, and death through sin." In other words, because Adam disobeyed God, and we are all descended from Adam, we all inherit that sinful nature from him. This is what is referred to as "original sin". Fast-forward to the Book of Exodus. This was when God gave the Law (The Ten Commandments and the sacrificial system) to Moses. This Law was a foreshadowing of Christ (Hebrews chapter 9). Now, when Christ came, He did not come to do away with the Law, but to fulfill it (Matthew 5:17-18). In other words, since there is no man who can perfectly keep the Law of God(Romans 3:23), He sent Christ to keep the Law, and to be our sacrifice for sin (II Corinthians 5:21, I John 2:2, Romans 3:25). Therefore, if we repent (or, turn away) from our sins, confess to God that we have failed Him, and accept our new life in Christ, then we are "freed from the Law of sin and death."(Romans 8:2). It's not that we can just go do anything we want and say "It's OK, I'm saved"(Galatians 5:13), but we rely on the Holy Spirit to guide us (Galatians 5:18).
I hope this helps. I will be glad to answer any other questions you may have.