“What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?”
Outline
- Ought we continue in sin to increase God’s grace?
- How is it possible to continue in sin?
- Baptism means sharing His death
- Being buried in Christ gives the great benefit of being resurrected with Christ
6 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
Romans 6:1-4
6 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means!
Ought we continue in sin to increase God’s grace?
How can we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
How is it possible to continue in sin?
“I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.” Romans 7:15
“And I am sure of this, that He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ”. Philippians 1:6
Baptism means sharing His death
4 We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
Being buried in Christ gives the great benefit of being resurrected with Christ
What does our new life look like? Some examples…
- Loving your enemies.
- Hating sin.
- Desire for the word of God.
- Desire to be around believers.
- Sharing the good news with those around us.
“For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.” James 1:23-24
Convictions
- Am I keeping my sin alive?
- Do I take baptism seriously?
- Am I living focused on eternity?