"Alive to God"
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In Romans 6:8-14 Paul explains the spiritual implications and applications of being alive to God.
Living and breathing
Living and breathing
If you are currently, physically alive, then you should be physically doing something.
If you are currently, spiritually alive, then you should be spiritually doing something.
If you have life, then you are living, and you can choose how to live
Something has happened to the believer.
Something has happened to the believer.
Dead in Adam (5:12-14) / Alive in Christ (5:15-21)
Which means… Dead to sin (6:1-7) AND Alive to God (6:8-14)
What can we know? (v. 8-10)
What can we know? (v. 8-10)
Future Fact (v. 8)
“If...” - based on previous point - spiritual death
“We believe” - it is a fact to us
“Will live” - resurrection to eternal life
Present Implication (vv. 9-10)
“Knowing” (NASB, participle) Christ’s current state
For Christ, no more death, only life.
“Once for all” (one word) - once and never again, once for all time
“To God”? Wasn’t this always true?
In contrast to death to sin, which is finished - think of “to” as “in relation to.”
There was an “interruption” in His life to God, which was His death to sin, which is no more.
There is something left behind no longer to be visited, no longer to be a problem in the same sense.
This reality of Christ relates to us in our unity with Him (v. 8)...
What should we consider? (v. 11)
What should we consider? (v. 11)
“Consider” - actively taking in to account, always thinking
Knowing and considering here (vv. 8-11) is like seeing something to be true and seeing something as applicable to you.
Dead to sin (vv. 1-6), alive to God - both must be equally true.
“In Christ Jesus” - in our gracious union with Christ
Basic meaning - we don’t have to sin…we can live righteously (v. 13).
We will live (v. 8), but we are alive (v. 11)…we will live, but we are living (1 Peter 2:24).
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
What should we do? (vv. 12-14)
What should we do? (vv. 12-14)
“Therefore...” - thinking this…will lead us to doing this...
Don’t let sin “reign” (rule, be king, control) - don’t obey/give into its evil desires.
“Mortal body” - practical, current
How? (v. 13) “Present” - offer - you are doing this
Do the opposite. Put off by putting on.
“Members” - body parts, figuratively
“Instruments” - weapons, tools for use - must be proactively engaged
This is general - Scripture then will give you guidance in the specifics.
Why? Reason? (v. 14)
Change in dominion (master, control) - from “sin” to “God”
This all fits with what Paul said before - law/grace (5:20-21)
The believer can do this…
But the believer must choose this.
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