The law cannot bring life. Law-keeping is powerless to save. But the law of the Spirit of life can set us free. The Holy Spirit operates in such a way that He is able to set us free. In this opening section of Romans 8, Paul is saying, “Here is the gospel: the law of the Spirit of life says, ‘There is a way for you to be free.’ ” After twenty-seven years in prison, Nelson Mandela walked from his South African cell to freedom. He had spent ten thousand days in prison. “As
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