Living the Dream / Beyond The Nightmare ~
The Personal Blog of an Innocent Man
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Romans 6...Alive In Christ
"Whatshall we saythen? Shall we continuein sin,thatgrace may abound? God forbid.How shall we, thatare deadto sin, liveany longertherein? Know ye not,that somany of usas were baptizedintoJesusChristwere baptizedintohisdeath?Thereforewe are buried withhimbybaptismintodeath:thatlike as Christwas raised upfromthe deadbythe gloryof the Father,even sowealsoshould walkinnewnessof life. Forifwe have been planted togetherin the likenessof hisdeath,we shall bealso in the likenessof hisresurrection: Knowingthis, thatouroldmanis crucified with him, thatthe bodyof sinmight be destroyed,that henceforthweshouldnotservesin. Forhe that is deadis freedfromsin. Nowifwe be deadwithChrist,we believethatwe shall alsolivewith him: KnowingthatChristbeing raisedfromthe deaddiethno more;deathhathno moredominion overhim. Forin that he died,he diedunto sinonce:butin thathe liveth,he livethunto God.Likewisereckonyealsoyourselvesto bedead indeedunto sin,butaliveunto GodthroughJesusChristourLord.Letnotsinthereforereigninyourmortalbody,thatye should obeyitinthe luststhereof. Neitheryield yeyourmembers as instrumentsof unrighteousnessunto sin:butyieldyourselvesunto God,asthose that are alivefromthe dead,andyourmembers as instrumentsof righteousnessunto God. Forsinshallnothave dominion overyou:forye arenotunderthe law,butundergrace. Whatthen? shall we sin,becausewe arenotunderthe law,but undergrace? God forbid.Know yenot,thatto whomye yield yourselvesservantstoobey,his servantsye areto whomye obey; whetherof sinuntodeath,orof obedienceuntorighteousness? ButGodbe thanked,thatye werethe servantsof sin,butye have obeyedfromthe heartthat formof doctrinewhichwas delivered you. Beingthenmade freefromsin,ye becamethe servantsof righteousness. I speakafter the manner of menbecauseof the infirmityof yourflesh:forasye have yieldedyourmembersservants to uncleannessandto iniquityuntoiniquity;even sonowyieldyour membersservantsto righteousnessuntoholiness. Forwhenye werethe servantsof sin,ye werefreefrom righteousness. What fruithad yetheninthose things whereofye arenowashamed, for the endof those things isdeath? Butnowbeing made freefrom sin,andbecome servantsto God,ye haveyourfruituntoholiness, andthe endeverlastinglife. Forthe wagesof sin isdeath;but the giftof God iseternallifethroughJesusChristourLord."
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