Legally we attain the status He had, just like legally He accepted the status we had — that of death convicts. As we say: when God looked at Jesus on the cross, He saw us, and when He looks at us, He sees Jesus. But, having been born a human being, Jesus was under the law too — and kept it scrupulously and perfectly.
M
So you will still be responsible for the sins you commit after Jesus died.
C
Yes, we would be, wouldn't we? However, as the verse I quoted says, something miraculous happened: Christ conquered death and rose from the grave. Can you see the consequences of that?
M
Please help me.
C
We live in Christ's place, and now Christ Himself is alive. He has died, and therefore is no longer under the law — I shall discuss that in a moment. So we live the life of someone who stands outside the law, that is: we are no longer under the law ourselves!
M
Yes, you must explain that. If it is true, then we can do what we want without fear for punishment, because there is no law.
Comment
The explanation currently is in the bits at the end of this text.