Not only have we been set free from sin (chapter 6) but now we learn we are set free from the law as well. Believers are not "under the law" because we have died to the law. This does not mean we are "lawless" but rather law-fulfilling free people. We can obey God because we want to and choose to. As we yield to His leadership in our lives, we become less sinful. Never sinless, but we can sin less and less. God gives us His Spirit (The Holy Spirit) to enable us to live a life that honors God. Our part is simply to yield and let the Spirit live the life of Jesus out from us. What an amazing and transforming truth!