Sin’s Power is Broken

1 Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show

us more and more of his wonderful grace?

2 Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we

continue to live in it?

3 Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ

Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death?

4 For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And

just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power

of the Father, now we also may live new lives.

5 Since we have been united with him in his death, we will

also be raised to life as he was.

6 We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ

so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer

slaves to sin.

7 For when we died with Christ we were set free from the

power of sin. 8 And since we died with Christ, we know we will

also live with him.

9 We are sure of this because Christ was raised from the dead,

and he will never die again. Death no longer has any power

over him.

10 When he died, he died once to break the power of sin. But

now that he lives, he lives for the glory of God.

11 So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the

power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus.