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"The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever."

— Isaiah 40:8

Romans 6

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

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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For he that is dead is freed from sin.

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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Know 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?

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But 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.

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

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I 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.

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

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

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

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

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Chapter Study & Analysis

Overview

Romans 6 addresses the question of whether grace encourages sin. Paul argues that because believers have died to sin and been raised with Christ, they are no longer slaves to sin but are now "servants of righteousness" walking in newness of life.

CONTEMPORARY APPLICATIONS

1. Dead to Sin: We must "reckon" ourselves to be dead indeed unto sin (v. 11). Holiness begins with a change in our identity; we no longer belong to our old master.
2. Yielding to God: We are called to yield our "members" (our bodies and minds) as instruments of righteousness (v. 13). Every day is a choice of who we will serve with our physical and mental faculties.
3. The Choice of Wages: The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life (v. 23). This serves as a constant reminder of the gravity of our choices and the infinite value of God’s free gift.

Practical Lessons

FORMAL PRAYER

Almighty God, who hast raised Thy Son from the dead: grant that we also may walk in newness of life. Let not sin reign in our mortal bodies, but help us to yield ourselves unto Thee as those that are alive from the dead, for Thy service and glory. Amen.

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