listen, then
anyone who has died has been freed from sin.
(Romans 6:7)
sin shall not be your master, because you are not under Law, but under grace.
(Romans 6:14)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O47bZJpnKBQ a song that brings much blessing.
First off, that's not the same death as we usually referred too, The death in Romans 6, is referring to dying to self, and sin, Dying in Christ's death.
Romans 6
1What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? (once again, the definition of "
Sin" is transgression of God's law, brought this out many times, Go back and read 1 John 3, So even through we have grace once we come to Christ, doesn't mean we can kill, steal, commit adultery, Or even, EVEN, break the Sabbath)
2God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? (Dead to sin, Not literal death or death as people who are sinners and break the law of God, and transgress against God Ephesians 2:1-10)
3Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? (Baptism symbolisms dying in the grave to your old bad habits, old way of doing things, and your old life, and giving it all to God, A death, and once you've asked God to forgive you your old life is gone, your born again, So this death is separate from what we usually context as "Death" and is instead talking about being put in the water and leaving the old things behind, Being born again after dying to your old life, you know, you've probably heard this before.) 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.
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For He that Is Dead is freed from Sin"
The question must be asked, Dead to what?
To your old life, like explained earlier, and Sin and No longer being under the condemnation of the law.
Psalm 51
5Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in
sin did my mother conceive me.
Psalm 58
3The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies
Romans 3
9What then? are we better
than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
10As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
11There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
13Their throat
is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps
is under their lips:
14Whose mouth
is full of cursing and bitterness:
15Their feet
are swift to shed blood:
16Destruction and misery
are in their ways:
17And the way of peace have they not known:
18There is no fear of God before their eyes.
19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. 20Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
(I like how at the end it brings out something people seem can't understand, The law only exist for us to know were sinning, it has purpose, Not to save us, It can't make us keep it, No virtue is giving by keeping the law itself, Only the act of loving God and wanting to serve him, But were not saved through the deeds, only the grace of God, and his love, but doesn't mean we can kill a man, or even say the name of God in vain, If you love God, your automatically want to keep his commandments, It's not about the commandents themselves, It's about doing as the person we claim to love Says, because he knows best and we want to do it, because he did everything for us, why can't we Love each other more? or respect his Name, or not break the covenant of marriage because He wouldn't have done it to us, He's always been faithful, We of our own power can't really do it, But he will give us the power "Ask anything in my name")
But as I was saying
Were all born in sin, and we all deserve the second death, But the GodHead intervened for us, and we have hope of eternal life, Once you die in Christ, the old things are passed away, all things become new, God gives us a new heart.
Ezekiel 26
. 26A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. 27And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. 28And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. 29I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you. 30And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen. 31Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations. 32Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord GOD, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel.
So let's continue
Romans 6.
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.
Dead unto sin, Dying daily to self, As I keep trying to explain, Once this takes place it's all over for your past life, and we no longer are under the condemnation (Or curse) of the law
Death, Does that make the law to none effect? No, It still has purpose to a sinner, But if you've died in Christ, the law has no power over you, Your under
grace, Forgiven of sin even through you don't deserve it.
1 Timothy 1
8But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; 9Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 10For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; 11According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
God's Grace to Paul
12And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; 13Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 14And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 15This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. 16Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting. 17Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
So let's continue and get once again, to that verse in question,
Romans 6
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.
Here's something we need to ask yourself, What is Romans 6 about? Getting rid of the law, telling us we don't need the law, No, 99 percent of these verses have nothing to do with the law or it being forsaken, It's all about dying in Christ, WHY CAN'T WE UNDERSTAND THIS, I'm sorry for repeating this so much, But we should understand it, if the law is done away with then why is obedience mentioned so many times, To obey what? apparently we can't keep the law of God, and were not able to serve Him, yet were told to obey, that must tell you something.
And this 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.
This should explain verse 14 perfectly, Not letting sin raise up again, and by God's grace overcoming, If you died with Christ, stay that way, and at that very moment, and time,
"Sin shall not have dominion over you, for ye are not under the law, but under grace" Does that mean we have the power to sin once again? NO, verse 15.
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
So once you've freed yourself from the law, you can't break it, otherwise, ONCE AGAIN YOUR UNDER IT, Being free doesn't have anything to do with breaking it, The law's purpose has no power with a righteous and forgiven person, The sin in your life has been taken away, please, PLEASE, Please, Some understand what i'm saying, What Paul's saying, What obedience is he referring to? keeping the law that God told us, KEEP, please, what must I keep posting the same thing, has no one understood this?
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.
Moses's law served once purpose, So God could show us we couldn't keep the law without Jesus, and if you don't have Jesus in the picture, and think I can serve God without help "All the Lord says we will do" is a impossible saying , unless you ask him to lead you, and to help you carry out his will in you,But Jesus came, and kept the law just fine, we are able to do the same if we trust him.
Paul/Saul was on that walk, and by God's grace we believe he overcame.
So was Peter and we saw the change in his heart.
and so was David,Abraham,and all patriarchs and prophets from the old testament, they didn't have Jesus, but he died from the foundation of the world, If they trusted God, and asked him for help, They just like us, could and did overcome, and that's the walk we walk in, Not some magic freedom through grace given us the freedom to break the law,
Because everything Jesus went through, and David, and everyone would be fruitless if we were given special privileges while everyone else had to keep the law, and they apparently weren't able too even through the bible states otherwise.
Genesis 26:5
Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
Psalm 119
1Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
2Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
3They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.
4Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.
5O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
6Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
7I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
8I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
if I've portrayed the wrong spirit in this, if I have forgive me, and we all must remember that were Christians and tho we disagree we love the same Lord, were trying to make it to Heaven here, so I'm trying to say everything I can, If i'm wrong show me, let's make it together.
sorry for repeating myself once again with Romans 6, but I'm trying to explain it better myself, still don't understand it fully and forgive me for the typos that may have been made.
GodBless, thank you for reading all it.