What does it mean to be dead to the law in Christ?

Romans 7:4 explains that believers are dead to the law through the body of Christ so we can be married to another, specifically to Christ who is raised from the dead. This signifies that through Christ's death, the legal demands of the law have been satisfied, and we are set free from its condemnation. Our former status as sinners under the law has changed to being justified and declared righteous because of Christ's perfect obedience. This does not mean that the moral implications of God’s law are irrelevant; rather, it emphasizes that obeying the law is no longer the means by which we attain righteousness but a response to God's grace and love.