No longer in sin

 

𝗡𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗻

Some people, at the moment of first glance, due to the tone or the boldness of the phrase above, might think this is an excerpt that condemns. 

It's best if you read through.

 

 

(1) 

Romans 6:1 

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

Romans 6:2 

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

 

 

This text above has been used by many people unto condemnation or to exalt the "power" of sin. Thereby making the listener or reader become ignorant to the finished work of Christ by twicking with his/her emotions.

 

 

Let's use the law of pretext here.

 

 (2)

Romans 5:20 

"Moreover the law entered, that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:"

Romans 5:21

" That as sin has reigned to death, even so might grace reign through righteousness to eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord."

 

 

In the previous Chapter, Apostle Paul is found using phrases like "Sin abounded/reigned, Grace abounds/reigns much more".

 

 

So the above verses are simply saying "Howsoever death and sin reigned (because of Adam), Grace and righteousness now reigns much more". 

Meaning the effect of sin during the time of Adam is now ineffective and Grace in Christ now reigns much more than it ever did.

 

 

 

So here, the Above verses (2) is not placing emphasis on sin but giving much more authority to Grace.

 

 

 

 

Romans 6:1 

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

Romans 6:2 

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

 

 To understand Romans 6 vs 1, let's use the law of pretext

 

 

 

(3)

Romans 6:10 

For by the death He died, He died to sin [ending His relation to it] once for all; and the life that He lives, He is living to God [in unbroken fellowship with Him].

Romans 6:11 

Even so consider yourselves also dead to sin and your relation to it broken, but alive to God [living in unbroken fellowship with Him] in Christ Jesus.

 

 

The above verses (3) explain to us that through Christ Jesus, we are no longer in fellowship with sin because we are dead to it but we, who have believed, are now alive to God.

That means we are now in an unbroken fellowship with God through Christ. 

 

 

 

 

So explaining this verse 👇

 

 Romans 6:1 

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

Romans 6:2 

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

 

 

Note it said, can we continue IN sin? Not IN sin but TO sin? 

Therefore the answer is NO because we are dead to sin. (We are no longer alive in sin/ sin has no effect on our relationship with God).

 

 

 

We can no longer be found in sin. God cannot see you in sin because you are not there. 

 

 

 

You are now in Christ. You are now in an eternal fellowship with God. 

 

 

 

Therefore you cannot be a sinner. As you have put your Faith in Christ, you are righteous. You are perfect. You are beautiful. Without blemish or spots. No rigor or any substance can be found in you. 

 

 

Why? 

 

 

 

You are no longer in sin. You are in Christ. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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