ROMANS 6 PT 2

Hector Mora

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LAST WEEK

Jaime gave a powerful word on the Faith that comes through your experience in the Storm.

It is on Youtube, and our iTunes podcast.

I highly suggest you check it out.

THIS WEEK

We are going to continue to grow through the Letter to the Romans.

Two weeks ago we began

The question that Paul was posing was this:

If where sin abounds, grace abounds all the more, then do we need to stop sinning?

“Shall we continue to sin that grace may abound?”

Paul went on to speak against this thought by reminding the Christian of what it means to be a Christian.

If we are going to call ourselves Christian

Be thankful for Jesus’ Death and Resurrection

What does this translate to in real time?

What does this mean for our daily struggles?

WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE IN REAL TIME?

LET’S GET INTO THE TEXT

Romans 6:7-

Romans 6:5–23 NKJV

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. 15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not! 16 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? 17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. 19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness. 20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. 22 But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 6:7–23 NKJV

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. 15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not! 16 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? 17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. 19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness. 20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. 22 But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

PRAY

THAT WE WOULD UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A JESUS FOLLOWER.

THAT WE WOULD UNDERSTAND OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH SIN, NOW THAT WE ARE SAVED.

Romans 6:7

Romans 6:5–7 NKJV

If our sins have truly been nailed to the cross

We have been united with Christ in the likeness of His death,

Consequently, we will also be united with Christ in the Likeness of His Resurrection

Our Old Self was crucified with Christ

Our Old Ways

Our Old endencies

Our Whole Sin

That the body of sin might be done away with

That this instrument of sin might be rendered powerless

That the goal would be realized

What Goal?

That we should no longer be slaves of sin

For he who has died with Christ, Crucified with Him, Buried in His likeness . . .

HAS BEEN FREED FROM SIN

Very interesting language here.

That word “Freed” yields an interesting definition

It means to be Justified & Declared Righteous

For those of us who have been saved by the blood of Jesus

We have been justified and declared righteous from what Sin declared over us

We have been set free from the Mastership of Sin

Purchased by a Saving, Redeeming, and Loving God

A God who welcomes us into his family

If this has happened to us,

If we have indeed rendered our old self dead to sin, then something else will begin to happen

Romans 6:8–11 NKJV

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.

Romans 6:8

Paul goes on to say:

If we have died with Christ

We believe that we shall also live with Him

Because Jesus was raised from the dead, there is no second death for Him, or for those who believe in Him

Revelation 20:6 NKJV

6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.

We must understand that the death that Jesus died, He died once and for all

On the cross He said “It is Finished”

There is no other work that needs to be done

The only work to participate in, is the work of belief

Since He has died, Once and For All, the life that He now lives, He lives unto the Lord.

This is the best example for us to live into

Paul even says it:

Likewise, you also

Reckon yourselves to be dead to Sin, but not only that

Reckon yourself also as alive in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Death has nothing on us

Sin has nothing on us

Temptation isn’t that powerful when you are living into all that Christ has for you.

We can agree with the Paul, when he said to the Galatians

“I have been crucified with Christ, it is no longer I, but Christ who lives in me”

Galatians 2:20 NKJV

20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

Romans 6:12–14 NKJV

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.

Many of us call ourselves Christians, but not many of us are living into the reality of .

HOW DOES THIS FLESH OUT PRACTICALLY?

Romans 6:12–14 NKJV

Romans 6:

As Christians, we cannot let sin reign in us

We cannot let sin have dominion in our bodies

It is no longer our master

It is no longer the loudest voice

Therefore, stop obeying Sin’s commands, nor the lusts it whispers into your little heart.

Stop presenting your temple as a co-op space for both Sin and Rightouesness

Our Temples are not shared workspaces for both Good & Evil

We are not vessels of wrath and grace

We are not instruments of righteousness and unrighteousness

We are not channels of life and death

We are either or

Paul is giving us very valuable encouragement here

Encouragement to help us deal with our sinfulness like Jesus dealt with it, once and for all.

He says:

SIN SHALL NOT HAVE DOMINION OVER YOU

YOU ARE NO LONGER UNDER THE LAW

YOU ARE UNDER GRACE

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR US TODAY?

WHEN WE WERE UNDER THE LAW, SIN HAD DOMINION OVER US

There was nothing we could do to appease our guilt

Nothing to set us free

Nothing to plead our case

WHILE WE WERE AT WAR WITH GOD, CONDEMNED BY HIS LAW

God sent His Son to die for us

To die on the Cross

To give us Eternal Life

This is Grace

This is God’s unmerited favor upon sinful man

For those of us who have been saved by this act, we are no longer under the condemnation of the law, but under the beauty of God’s grace

We no longer have to answer to the accusations of the law

We get to experience the freedom in repentance

We get to embrace the freedom in forgiveness

We get to enjoy the redeeming qualities of a God who saves.

SO WHAT SHALL WE DO

AS THE MOST LOVED

AS THE MOST FORGIVEN

AS THE MOST REDEEMED PEOPLE ON THE PLANET?

SHOULD WE ABUSE THIS GIFT?

SHOULD WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF GOD’S GOODNESS?

Romans 6:15–16 NKJV

Romans 6:15–19 NKJV

15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not! 16 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? 17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. 19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness.

CHURCH, PAUL IS GIVING US GOLD HERE

HE IS FREEING US FROM THE THOUGHTS THAT SOMETIMES CRIPPLE US

HE IS FREEING US FROM THE “HAVE TO” OF SIN

HE IS BRINGING INTO REALITY THE TRUTHS OF OUR STANDING IN CHRIST.

IF CHRIST HAS FREED US FROM THE MASTERSHIP OF SIN

PURCHASED US FOR HIS PURPOSE

SIN IS NO LONGER OUR MASTER

WE DON’T HAVE TO ANSWER TO SIN’S COMMANDS

AS SIN CALLS OUT ORDERS FOR US TO FOLLOW, THE GOSPEL CALLS OUT LOUDER

AS DEEP CRIES OUT TO DEEP

SO THE GOSPEL PIERCES THROUGH BONE AND MARROW, SOUL AND SPIRIT

DON’T YOU KNOW THAT TO WHOM YOU PRESENT YOURSELF A SLAVE TO, YOU SHALL OBEY THAT MASTER

YOU ARE THAT “THINGS” SLAVE WHOM YOU OBEY

EITHER OF SIN LEADING TO DEATH, OR OF OBEDIENCE LEADING TO RIGHTEUOSNESS

WE PICK CHURCH.

JUST BECAUSE GOD ALLOWS IT, DOES NOT MEAN HE APPROVES OF IT.

JUST BECAUSE HE ALLOWS YOU TO SIN, DOES NOT MEAN HE IS GRANTING YOU PERMISSION.

WHAT WE PRACTICE, SHOWS US WHAT WE BELIEVE . . .

IF WE SIN, AND HAVE NO REMORSE, WE ARE IN A DANGEROUS PLACE

IF WE SIN, AND IMMEDIATELY FEEL GUILT AND THE NEED TO REPENT, THATS A GOOD START

WHEN WE REPENT, TURN FROM OUR SIN, AND STRIVE TO PREVENT THAT PARTICULAR SIN FROM OVERCOMING US AGAIN . . . THIS IS WHERE WE SHOULD LIVE

Romans 6:17–19 NKJV

17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. 19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness.

CHURCH, WE MUST REMEMBER

WE WERE ONCE SLAVES TO SIN

Romans 6:

WE WERE UNDER SIN’S MASTERSHIP

BUT NOW . . . .

HAVING BEEN SET FREE FROM SIN

RELEASED FROM THAT MASTER

WE ARE NOW SLAVES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

IT WAS EASY TO OBEY THE ORDERS AND COMMANDS OF SIN

IT WAS PLEASUREFUL

IT BROUGHT INSTANT SATISFACTION

BUT NOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SET FREE FROM THAT MASTER

TRANSFER THAT ENERGY INTO DOING WHAT IS RIGHT

USE THAT ENERGY TO FIGHT AGAINST TEMPTATION AND CULTIVATE A HOLY SPIRITUAL CULTURE WITHIN

Romans 6:20-

USE THAT ENERGY TO BRING FORTH LIFE!

CHECK OUT WHAT PAUL SAYS:

Romans 6:20–23 NKJV

20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. 22 But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

PRIOR TO CHRIST, YOU BORE FRUIT UNTO DEATH

IN FACT, THE BIBLE SAYS THAT OUR SINFUL PASSIONS BRING FORTH FRUIT UNTO DEATH

WE WERE SO INTO THAT

EXCITED TO SIN

PLANNING TO SIN

SCHEEMING TO SIN

BUT NOW . . .

HAVING BEEN SET FREE FROM THOSE PASSIONS, AND THOSE SINS

HAVING BECOME BONDSERVANTS OF CHRIST

YOU WILL BEGIN TO BEAR FRUIT UNTO HOLINESS

FRUIT WHOSE END RESULT IS HOLINESS AND EVERLASTING LIFE.

BEFORE YOU REAPED TO THE WHIRLWIND

YOU SOWED AND REAPED UNTO DEATH

AND IF YOU WOULD HAVE BREATHED YOUR LAST, LIFE WOULD HAVE RENDERED YOU A PAYCHECK THAT LEAD TO DEATH

FOR THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH

BUT NOW . . .

NOW THAT YOU HAVE CONFESSED THE NAME OF JESUS

NOW THAT YOU HAVE PLACED YOUR FAITH IN HIS NAME

NOW THAT YOU HAVE THE HOLY SPIRIT

NOW THAT YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT DESTINY

CHANGE IS INEVITABLE.

2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV

17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

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