It’s all about a It’s all about a New LifeNew Life

Romans 6:1-23Romans 6:1-23

Romans five Paul has shown Romans five Paul has shown to the readers that through to the readers that through salvation Christians have: salvation Christians have: Peace with God ,Christian Peace with God ,Christian Hope with God,Hope with God, God’s Love God’s Love and Eternal Life.and Eternal Life.

Today we are Today we are

looking at : looking at :

Living with ChristLiving with Christ

Romans 6:5-11Romans 6:5-11

In this section Paul In this section Paul continues the concept of continues the concept of being completely being completely identified with Christ.identified with Christ.

Paul knew that some Paul knew that some Christians failed to fully Christians failed to fully

grasp the New Life. grasp the New Life. How are we living with How are we living with

Christ?Christ?

For if we have been planted For if we have been planted together in the likeness of together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his the likeness of his resurrection [Rom. 6:5].resurrection [Rom. 6:5].

Paul makes it clear that by Paul makes it clear that by faith we have been faith we have been joined joined

with Christwith Christ

In the likeness of his death. In the likeness of his death. In In Christ we have died to sin Christ we have died to sin

and that death was seen by and that death was seen by baptism. Paul makes it clear baptism. Paul makes it clear

that this certifies being that this certifies being united in death we will united in death we will

experience likeness of his experience likeness of his resurrection. resurrection.

In other words, if we are united by being grafted together in the likeness of His death, we shall be also united by growth—grafted, vitally connected—in the likeness of His resurrection. We actually share the life of Christ somewhat as a limb grafted into a tree shares the life of the tree. The life of Christ is our life now. McGee, J. V.

Our kids when we have let Our kids when we have let them sit in our lap and drive them sit in our lap and drive the car they could drive as the car they could drive as we directed but we still had we directed but we still had the wheel just down below the wheel just down below their hands.their hands. We as parents We as parents were in full control.were in full control.

It is clear, that the believer It is clear, that the believer cannot deliberately live in sin cannot deliberately live in sin since he has a new relationship since he has a new relationship to sin becauseto sin becauseof his identification with Christ. of his identification with Christ. The believer has died to the old The believer has died to the old life; he has been raised to enjoy life; he has been raised to enjoy a new life.a new life.Dr. Warren WiersbeDr. Warren Wiersbe

Knowing this, that our old Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, man is crucified with him,

that the body of sin might be that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth destroyed, that henceforth

we should not serve sin we should not serve sin [Rom. 6:6].[Rom. 6:6].

For he that is dead is freed For he that is dead is freed from sin [Rom. 6:7].from sin [Rom. 6:7].

Paul was trying to get the Paul was trying to get the New Believers to New Believers to

understand that they have understand that they have become dead to sin when become dead to sin when they repented and by faith they repented and by faith accepted Christ as Lord.accepted Christ as Lord.

The union with God now The union with God now makes the makes the dominiondominion of sin of sin

over our body have no more over our body have no more ruling power. It does not make ruling power. It does not make

the sin go away, it reduces the sin go away, it reduces the affect of sin therefore the affect of sin therefore

making it become weak and making it become weak and having no more reign over having no more reign over

you and me. you and me.

Our old self was enslaved Our old self was enslaved to sin, but in God’s to sin, but in God’s

salvation the old self was salvation the old self was crucified with Jesus on the crucified with Jesus on the

cross. Sin has no more cross. Sin has no more claim to you.claim to you.

We as believers still carry We as believers still carry the effects of sin and we the effects of sin and we will till our bodies are will till our bodies are matched up together in the matched up together in the union between the New union between the New body and the Glorified body and the Glorified Spirit at the Rapture or the Spirit at the Rapture or the resurrection.resurrection.

Now if we be dead with Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him shall also live with him [Rom. 6:8].[Rom. 6:8].

Knowing that Christ being Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no no more; death hath no more dominion over him more dominion over him [Rom. 6:9].[Rom. 6:9].

Paul is making the assertion Paul is making the assertion that since we died with that since we died with

Christ, that we are to live Christ, that we are to live with him because of the with him because of the

victory over the grave.victory over the grave. Our life Our life living in victory over sin links us living in victory over sin links us together giving evidence that together giving evidence that

the atonement for sin has been the atonement for sin has been completed which leads to Christ completed which leads to Christ

Like living.Like living.

For in that he died, he died For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he unto sin once: but in that he

liveth, he liveth unto God liveth, he liveth unto God [Rom. 6:10].[Rom. 6:10].

Likewise reckon ye also Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God unto sin, but alive unto God

through Jesus Christ our Lord through Jesus Christ our Lord [Rom. 6:11].[Rom. 6:11].

Since Christ died and lives to Since Christ died and lives to God, it remains for the God, it remains for the

believer who are united with believer who are united with him in his death and him in his death and

resurrection to live to God resurrection to live to God too. Paul shows us doctrine, too. Paul shows us doctrine,

but application must be made but application must be made by the believer that is to live by the believer that is to live the way of Christ because of the way of Christ because of

your New Id.your New Id.

Believers are to consider Believers are to consider themselves dead to sin, but themselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus. alive to God in Christ Jesus.

The verb consider is an The verb consider is an imperative in the presence imperative in the presence

tense which means to keep on tense which means to keep on considering or keep on considering or keep on

reckoning that we are dead to reckoning that we are dead to sin and we are living to Glorify sin and we are living to Glorify

God.God.

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