Romans 6:1-2
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?
We died to sin when Jesus Christ died on the cross. When He was buried we were buried with Him. When He was raised from the dead, so were we. This is the significance of baptism. No to sin and yes to Jesus Christ.
Apostle Paul elaborated how a Christian should live after repentance and baptism:
- We should walk in the newness of life (v4)
- We should no longer be slaves of sin (v6)
- We must not let sin reign our mortal bodies (v12)
- We must offer every part of ourselves as instruments of righteousness to God (v13)
The law made us transgressors but grace made us righteous. As verse 14 puts it, sin shall not have dominion over us, for we are not under law but under grace.
I guess these verses or better yet, the whole chapter, have got to be literally hammered into the heads of Christians as many become "comfortable" with their lives. They carry on sinning thinking that the Father would keep forgiving them, or that His mercy would abound over and over again. He knows our hearts and He knows if they are for real. It is high time we evaluate ourselves and think, are we for real?
A TRUE Christian abounds in love and only hates one thing - SIN.
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