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Romans 6:1–4 – Died to sin, alive to God

What happens: Paul asks if we should continue in sin so grace may increase. He answers no, because believers are baptized into Christ Jesus and into his death. We are buried with him so that, just as he is raised, we walk in newness of life.

What it means: Union with Christ changes our relationship to sin. Grace does not license sin; it frees us from its rule. New life is a present call to holiness and resurrection living.

Romans 6:5–11 – United with Christ

What happens: If we are united with him in a death like his, we will be united with him in a resurrection like his. Our old self is crucified so we are no longer enslaved to sin. We consider ourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

What it means: Identity drives conduct. The cross breaks sin’s mastery, and resurrection gives power to obey. Faith counts this as true and lives from it, showing sanctification by grace.

Romans 6:12–14 – Do not let sin reign

What happens: Paul commands believers not to let sin reign in their bodies or to present their members to sin. Instead present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead. Sin will not rule over you, for you are not under law but under grace.

What it means: Grace empowers active resistance to sin and fresh surrender to God. Not under law means not under condemnation’s regime. Holiness is possible because God rules by grace.

Romans 6:15–23 – Slaves of righteousness

What happens: Paul rejects sinning because we are under grace. Everyone serves a master: sin leading to death or obedience leading to righteousness. Believers, set free from sin, become slaves of God, bearing fruit that leads to sanctification and life. The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus.

What it means: Freedom is not autonomy but a new allegiance. Serving God brings true life and growth in holiness. Death is earned; life is gifted, showing justice and mercy together.

Application

  • Count yourself dead to sin and alive to God each day.
  • Present your body and habits to God for holy use.
  • Choose practices that grow righteousness and starve sin.
  • Thank God that eternal life is a gift, not wages you earn.

Bible

1What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

2God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

3Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

4Therefore 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.

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

6Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

7For he that is dead is freed from sin.

8Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:

9Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.

10For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

11Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

12Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

13Neither 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.

14For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

15What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.

16Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

17But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.

18Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

19I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.

20For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

21What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

22But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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