We are now dead to the law as an indictment against us; we are alive to it as the way of holiness. The law is now in us as our way of life, not a threat hanging over our heads, because we are under grace. We must therefore not allow sin to reign over us. This reign becomes a reality if we see ourselves in any way “freed” from God and His covenant law. The law of God requires us to live for God and according to His purpose. We can be moral people in the sense that we do not violate the “second table”