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Rom. 6:7 For he that is dead is freed from sin. “planted together” = buried as one—Greek: closely united to “destroyed” = rendered useless, make of no effect, abolished Our position and inheritance is in Christ. He examples what is true for the believer. “Our old man” is a reference to the sinful man we were before salvation. Through faith in Jesus we, in essence, crucify/kill that old man. Thought from Chuck Smith: “Crucifixion is a slow and torturous death; the flesh doesn’t die easily. As a new creature with new life in Christ, represented by His resurrection, we are no longer servants to sin. Our new position in Christ empowers us through the Spirit to have the victory over sin in our lives. We have been freed from sin and its power over us. John 8:34-36 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. Galatians 5:24 And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. “freed” = declared just or innocent, righteous (justified—just as if I had never sinned) Rom. 6:8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: Rom. 6:9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. Again, Paul uses logic to make his argument. If you accept that you have died with Christ, it follows that we shall also live with Christ. Christ was raised from the dead never to die again; death has no power over Him. That brings up a new argument for the security of the believer as far as I am concerned. If we are in Christ and death no longer has power over Him, it no longer has power over me. Rom. 6:10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. “died unto sin once” - I think this phrase is significant especially to the Jewish believer. The sacrificial system looking forward to Jesus required continual sacrifices to maintain right standing with God. Jesus’ sacrifice of Himself was sufficient for all peoples of all times and will never have to be repeated.
“he liveth unto God” – That seems a strange statement to make about Jesus. He always lived in obedience to and in fellowship with God the Father. The emphasis I think is on the fact that He chose to become my/our sin on the cross, and at that time He was forsaken by the Father; He lost fellowship with the Father for the first and only time ever in His existence. Matthew 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? As a man, Jesus had to deal with temptation just as we as believers do. The difference is that He always lived through the empowerment of the Spirit—just as we are supposed to do. Hebrews 2:18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted. Hebrews 4:15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Rom. 6:11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. “reckon” = conclude, reason, think We reckon ourselves dead to sin when we respond to sin as a dead man would. On the other hand, if we reckon ourselves “alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord,” we should live as Jesus would want us to live. In fact, because we are His temple, His dwelling place, we should live just as He would live—make the choices He would make, do the things He would do, say the things He would say, think the thoughts He would think, etc. Paul expressed this thought to the Galatians as follows: Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. Rom. 6:12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. “mortal body” = the physical body subject to physical death Paul continues to pound home his point. As believers who have been justified before God with new life in Christ, we are no longer slaves to sin; and we should not give in to the lusts of sin. The Greek for lusts is quite enlightening: “a longing (especially for what is forbidden).”
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