Romans 8:2

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death. "For" -Why are those "in Christ Jesus" no longer under condemnation?

"law of the Spirit of life" -this must be the Gospel message (Romans 1:16). "It would be absurd to think that Paul started in to prove that the gospel is God's power for saving people, and then reached the conclusion that some other law saves us, or frees us, from sin and spiritual death."

The Gospel Message is the 'law, rule, principle or authority' revealed through the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 3:3), which brings "life" to those that obey it.

'Why does he bring the Holy Spirit in at this juncture?..he wishes to introduce the Spirit at this point.. to connect it with the coming redemption of our bodies (Romans 8:23) and to mention that he is on our side in the struggle against sin..'

"law of sin and death" -this isn't the Law of Moses, for that was 'good' (Romans 7:12). Neither can this be 'universal moral law', for such 'morals' were incorporated into the Law of Moses and the Gospel. (1 Corinthians 6:9) In addition, Paul had already spent almost half. chapter exonerating the law from any blame.

-'from the rule of sin that kills' (Beck); 'of the old vicious circle of sin and death' (Phi). The gospel message has liberated us from the bondage of sin that brings spiritual death. (Romans 6:6 'no longer slaves to sin'; Romans 6:14 'for sin shall not be master over you'; Romans 6:16 'sin resulting in death'; Romans 6:17-18 'you were the slaves of sin..and having been freed from sin')