Dead to Sin is Alive to God

I. Introduction (1-4)

What shall we say?

A. Drawing a False Conclusion (1)

Many Christians have indeed resorted to sort of thinking and living.

B. Emphatic Rejection: You are either dead to sin or living in sin (2)

C. Theological Truth: We have been buried with Christ to walk in a newness of life (3-4)

II. First Explanation: United in the likeness of Christ’s death (5-7)

A. Premise: Old man was crucified with Christ (6a)

1) PURPOSE: To render the sinful body ineffective (6b)

a) RESULT: To stop serving sin (6c)

2) PRINCIPLE: Death declares righteous from sin (6c)

III. Second Explanation: Will live with Christ (8-11)

A) Premise: Death no longer rules Christ (9b)

Time: After raise from the dead (9a)

B) Principle: Christ died to sin and lives to God (10)

C) Command: Consider selves dead to sin and alive to God (11)

IV. Application (12-14)

a. Prohibition: Sin must not reign (12)

b. Prohibition: Do not present members to sin and unrighteousness (13a)

c. Command: Present members to God and righteousness (13b)

d. Rationale: Under grace, not law (14)

Focus some time on easy believism.