Section 5
Although we have the law of God outside of us demanding, the law of good in our mind agree ing with the law of God, and the law of sin in our body warring against and defeating the law of good, we must nevertheless praise the Lord that in our spirit is the law of the Spirit of life. No law can prevail against this law. Who can defeat the Spirit of life? Nobody and nothing can defeat the Spirit of life. This law of the Spirit of life is the spontaneous power of the Spirit of life. It is the most powerful law in the universe; it is in us, and it sets us free.
How does the law of the Spirit of life set us free? It frees us in a "super" way. If, according to the ancient method of warfare, some soldiers were surrounded by enemy troops, they would have had to fight their way through. However, in modern warfare there is no such need. If we are surrounded by the enemy, we need not fight through—we have a way up. We have an upward way. We just say, "Praise the Lord," and we are in the third heaven. Satan and his attacking army are under our feet, and we are free.
Suppose we have a sister who wants to submit to her husband according to Ephesians 5. She says, "I love this word. It is so sweet and holy. I want to submit myself to my husband." This is