Dead to sin and Alive to Christ
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1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? 3 Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. 7 For he who has died has been freed from sin. 8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, 9 knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him. 10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. 11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. 13 And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. 14 For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.
What are you talking about Willis?
What are you talking about Willis?
1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?
Believer’s Bible Commentary H. The Gospel’s Way to Holy Living (Chap. 6)
1. You cannot, because you are united to Christ. Reasoning (vv. 1–11).
2. You need not, because sin’s dominion has been broken by grace. Appealing (vv. 12–14).
3. You must not, because it would bring sin in again as your master. Commanding (vv. 15–19).
4. You had better not, for it would end in disaster. Warning (vv. 20–23).
With certainty, No! Definitely Not!
With certainty, No! Definitely Not!
2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?
He answers the Definite certainly not! Then he fallows with a question; the question that he asked was a simple one; How can he who died to sin live any longer in it?
This truth is a positional truth it doesn't mean that we wont sin any longer, rather, it means that we wont be able to live in it because we are dead to sin and alive to Christ. The true believer who decides to live in rebellion for the comfort of our desires will live in a a torment.
The reason we live in torment is because our new nature and our old nature don’t cohabitation. When we do this we are living in a contrast, the opposite.
We died with Christ.
We died with Christ.
3 Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?
Just as we died in Christ we were raised in His resection.
Just as we died in Christ we were raised in His resection.
4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. 7 For he who has died has been freed from sin. 8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him,
Just as the old man was buried in the water baptism, We are raised from the dead by the Glory of the Father… Your life after baptism is a reflection of the Glory of God the Father!
We are called to WALK IN THE NEWNESS OF LIFE. Again, If we are united in death we are also united in resection! Res-erection means victory.
The Body of sin has been done away with and we are no longer slaves to our sin. We need to realize that sin often has its bluff in on us. Let me illustrate it like this:
When an elephant is paid for by a Circus it is more than a child's amusement. it is not for rides or tricks alone. It is part of the bruit work-force of the traveling troop. an elephant is much larger than a man and a man could not control the elephant. When it is small it is chained and trained. Did you catch that? Let me say it again; when the elephant is young it is chained and trained. When He is old something as small as a clothes line will hold him…
In the same way Jesus dealt with our sin. Sin cannot enslave us. The power of The Holy Spirit is living inside of you! Shake of that clothes line and walk out of that sin and failure.
if you believe that you died with Christ is it not time to start living in Him.
Dead is dead and living is living!
Dead is dead and living is living!
9 knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him. 10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. 11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. 13 And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. 14 For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.
Death has no dominion over Christ, (Over us ether!)
Christ died to sin once and for all. But the life He lives unto God.
