The Apostle Paul is discussing the Law’s function. He says that the Law of God continues to have dominion over a sinner only as long as he is alive.That the Law has dominion over a man only as long as he is alive is because of the particular characteristics of the Law. The function of the Law of God is to render judgment according to the rule that “the wages of sin is death.” Because this is a statute, regardless of who might be standing before the Law, if he has sin, there is no way he can avoid death.   https://www.bjnewlife.org/ https://youtube.com/@TheNewLifeMission https://www.facebook.com/shin.john.35