Variation of Romans 6
Adaptation and Variation of Romans 6 - Final
So, how should Christians respond to this good news about grace through Jesus Christ? Should we sin even more so that we can boast about the forgiveness that we have in Christ? No way! That’s ridiculous! If Christ has set us free from the hold of sin, then why would we continue to live in it? We must realize that once we believed and received Christ, we’ve identified ourselves with his death and his resurrection. In other words, as believers in Christ, we participated in his death and our old sin nature was crucified and buried with Jesus. Our sinful body was crucified with Jesus in order that our sinful nature would be gone; we would no longer have to obey our sinful desires. The rule of sin over us would be done away with completely. Does a dead person have to sin? No.
Now, having participated with him in death, we were also united with him in the resurrection to life. Jesus Christ died to pay for our sins. He did it once, and he died for all of mankind. When he rose from the grave, he defeated death, rose to new life and proclaimed that death no longer had mastery over man. So now, the resurrected life that Jesus lives, he lives unto God. As Christians, we must do the same thing. We have died to sin, and been made alive unto God. Knowing that we have also been raised together to new life with Christ, we must no longer see ourselves as sinners. “In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin and alive unto God in Christ Jesus.” Romans 6:11 (New International Version).
We can now live a new life of righteousness unto God just as Jesus did. We cannot allow sin to rule in our lives obeying its wicked desires. For anything that we obey becomes our master. However, we must offer our entire bodies as instruments of God’s righteousness. For sin is no longer controls us because of the grace we have found in Jesus Christ. As Christians, when we sin, it is by choice, not
So, how should Christians respond to this good news about grace through Jesus Christ? Should we sin even more so that we can boast about the forgiveness that we have in Christ? No way! That’s ridiculous! If Christ has set us free from the hold of sin, then why would we continue to live in it? We must realize that once we believed and received Christ, we’ve identified ourselves with his death and his resurrection. In other words, as believers in Christ, we participated in his death and our old sin nature was crucified and buried with Jesus. Our sinful body was crucified with Jesus in order that our sinful nature would be gone; we would no longer have to obey our sinful desires. The rule of sin over us would be done away with completely. Does a dead person have to sin? No.
Now, having participated with him in death, we were also united with him in the resurrection to life. Jesus Christ died to pay for our sins. He did it once, and he died for all of mankind. When he rose from the grave, he defeated death, rose to new life and proclaimed that death no longer had mastery over man. So now, the resurrected life that Jesus lives, he lives unto God. As Christians, we must do the same thing. We have died to sin, and been made alive unto God. Knowing that we have also been raised together to new life with Christ, we must no longer see ourselves as sinners. “In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin and alive unto God in Christ Jesus.” Romans 6:11 (New International Version).
We can now live a new life of righteousness unto God just as Jesus did. We cannot allow sin to rule in our lives obeying its wicked desires. For anything that we obey becomes our master. However, we must offer our entire bodies as instruments of God’s righteousness. For sin is no longer controls us because of the grace we have found in Jesus Christ. As Christians, when we sin, it is by choice, not
References: Romans 6. (n.d.).www.biblegateway.com. Retrieved January 30, 2014, from http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+6&version=NIV Henry, M. (n.d.). Bible Commentary.Matthew Henry’s Commentary -. Retrieved January 30, 2014, from http://www.christnotes.org/commentary.php?com=mhc&b=45&c=6