on those who trust Christ a gift they could never earn: eternal life. 7:1–12 Paul now expands on the theme of the believer’s relationship to the law. Although the law is holy, just, and good (v. 12), the sinner’s subjection to it results only in condemnation, because the law in its justice uncovers every transgression and failure. In this section, the relationship of the sinner to the law is compared with marriage. The point of the comparison is that death brings an end to these relationships,