Sin Free
“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.” (Romans 6:1-14)
Today’s Morsel: The apostle Paul seems to address sin more than any other topic in his letters to the church. Paul wanted them to understand that being born-again and being a Christian called for separation from the world and living a life dedicated and committed to Christ. He called for them not to allow sin to have dominion over them. He questioned their salvation, and spiritual growth, as a mature and committed Christian if they should not be able to control themselves. He told the church at Galatia that if they walked in the Spirit, that they would not fulfill the lust of their flesh (Galatian 5:16). He asks the church at Corinth if they were not aware that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God. He said:“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” (1 Corinthians 6:9-11) And now he asks the church at Rome if they should continue living in sin so that God would have to keep forgiving them repeatedly. He said no they should not. He said that they, like us, are supposed to be dead to sin. Sin is not supposed to have dominion over our life. We are to be dead to the old person, and our new life is now to be hidden with God in Christ. If we say that we are born-again and still living and walking in sin, we need to get back to the altar and get it right. Eternity in hell is a long time to burn.
Sing: I came to Jesus weary worn and sad; He took my sins away, He took my sins away; And now His love has made my heart so glad, He took my sins away.
He took my sins away, He took my sins away, and He keep me singing every day! I’m so glad He took my sins away; He took my sins away.
Thought For Today: “For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.” (Romans 6:10)
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