Sermon Tone Analysis

Death

We are all destined to die.

But where we spend eternity is what matters, with God or separated from God which is hell.

Before getting to today’s lesson we did not finish the lesson from 11/14/22, in death we live.

So, lets finish that before we attempt this one today.

How about a few simple questions

When did we die?

How did we die?

Where did we die?

Death by baptism

Remember, keep in mind, Paul is writing to Christians, to believers.

General observations?

Pay attention to the “tense” is this past, present or future tense?

Past tense, completed action (aorist tense, indicative)

What do you think the major point of this section is?

You are dead to sin!

When you were baptized what are you baptized into (v.3)?

Baptized into His death

Christ was raised so we could do what (v.4)?

Walk in the newness of life.

Likeness in His death and likeness in His what (v.5)?

In the likeness of His resurrection

According to (v.6) we are no longer slaves to?

And why?

No longer slaves to sin, since our body of sin is done away with, the old self has been crucified

Why are you no longer slaves to sin (v.7)?

You died! and dead people are freed from sin

Paul is writing from baptism, not to baptism.

Who died?

All who are in Christ, who were baptized into Christ (Eis to onima ) which means into the possession of.

Paul is addressing to the Romans a fundemental thing they all should know, hence the verbiage he uses (v.3).

There was not a question on if someone should be baptized or were baptized, they should, they would, there was no question about it.

F. F. Bruce states “From this and other references to baptism in Paul’s writings, it is plain that he did not regard baptism as an “optional extras” in the Christian life.”

Now, some read these verses and think that Paul is speaking metaphorically vs. figuratively about baptism.

Now, scripture defines itself.

Baptism is the place that we become united with Him, in death and in resurrection.

Drawing some conclusions from the passage:

Baptism was done to be joined/united with Christ

Baptism was not an option, it was a location, a place where the uniting happens

It was not questioned then, it was done by believers.

Some other good reminders:

It was believers who were baptized

The only baptism defined in the bible is “immersion”

Who was baptized?

Those who had faith, placed faith in Christ Jesus so to have sins forgiven

Baptism is the place where the grace of God, gives the mercy of God to the child of God by faith a new life, being born again.

Don’t forget repentance, there are scriptures covering that too.

Nor confession, confessing Jesus as Lord and Savior.

Oh, one more, don’t forget we are called to be obedient unto death.

Without all of the above then the person is just getting wet.

(transition) - So, Paul had a great reminder to the believers, the faithful, the repentant, the obedient who had confessed Christ Jesus of the place of baptism regarding salvation.

Now this leads to the result of baptism.

Freed from sin

Results, who loves good, great results?

OK, maybe a rhetorical question.

We all do.

So let’s finish with the results of baptism.

Some good questions on this (baptism):

Who died?

The believers who were baptized

Where did those who died, die?

They died when they were baptized into Christ Jesus

Why did they die?

They realized they are sinners because of the law and that Jesus fulfilled the law and made way for them to have the penalty, wages of sin (death) that Jesus took on the penalty for us, so we could be born again, having died to sin through baptism.

In death we are justified (past tense with future results)

In death we are declared righteous, and can become the righteousness of God.

In death we are united with Christ in likeness of His death and His resurrection.

In summary, what were you reminded tonight, what are you walking away with?

(Insert obit, death PowerPoint here)

The funeral was held, the obituary was read.

Rom6:5-7 “5 For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; 7 for he who has died is freed from sin.”

There was a uniting in death (Rom6:5)

In death there is freedom from bondage of sin (Rom6:7)

Only one thing can free man from guilt and the punishment of sin, death (Rom6:6)

Sin wants to be our master; but in Christ Jesus we died to sin.

Our old nature, sinful nature has been put to death.

It was by crucifixion so that the dead life was rendered inoperative.

I think we can agree historically that Jesus died on the cross, and it is a fact because if comes from God’s inerrant word that the believer, the one who puts their faith, their trust in Christ died with Him in the waters of baptism.

He was freed from sin.

Not free to sin, but from sin.

Sin and death have no dominion over Christ and since the born again believer is “in Christ”; sin and death have no dominion over us either.

Christ did not just died to sin, He also died, unto sin, meaning he not only paid the price, but broke the power of sin.

Back in chapter 5, Paul addressed reign of sin (5:12-16); also the reign of life (Rom5:17) so that sin no longer has dominion, reign over our life as a believer.

So, this morning, let’s read and glean from the passage then will look at:

From death to life (Rom6:8-10)

Dead to sin (Rom6:11-14)

Dead life (Rom6:13-14)

Our passage

General observations of the passage?

Is Paul promising or reminding in this passage?

Is Paul giving instructions in this passage?

Notice in (v.8) a big two-letter word?

What does that mean?

What do the people know about Christ (v.9)?

What can you know about Christ’s death, and about life He lives (v.10)?

What does he remind them of (v.11)?

What does he instruct them (vv.12-13)?

How does he encourage them (v.14)?

(Transition) - So he has reminders, promise and instructions in the passage tonight.

There is much we can learn from this.