Dead to SinDead to SinAlive in ChristAlive in Christ

Romans 6:1-14Romans 6:1-14

A QuestionA Question

Romans 6:1Romans 6:1

The Train of ThoughtThe Train of Thought

Does God Does God delight delight in forgiving and in forgiving and justifying ungodly sinners through justifying ungodly sinners through the atoning sacrifice of Christ?the atoning sacrifice of Christ?

Does God Does God receive gloryreceive glory when He when He displays His mercy and grace displays His mercy and grace in saving ungodly and in saving ungodly and undeserving sinners? undeserving sinners?

The Train of ThoughtThe Train of Thought

Does God Does God find pleasurefind pleasure in in exercising His limitless mercy and exercising His limitless mercy and grace?grace?

Does God’s mercy and grace Does God’s mercy and grace aboundabound where sin abounds? where sin abounds?

The Train of ThoughtThe Train of ThoughtThe Final StepThe Final Step

Well, if all of these are true, and they Well, if all of these are true, and they are, should we are, should we continue continue in a life of in a life of sin so that God’s mercy and grace sin so that God’s mercy and grace might abound and be gloriously might abound and be gloriously displayed?displayed?

Paul’s ResponsePaul’s Response

Romans 6:2Romans 6:2

Slavery in a Garbage Slavery in a Garbage HeapHeap

Someone commits a crime.Someone commits a crime. He is sentenced to slavery under a He is sentenced to slavery under a

slave master in a garbage heap.slave master in a garbage heap. The king notices the slave.The king notices the slave. He pays the penalty of the crimes He pays the penalty of the crimes

committed, an atoning sacrifice.committed, an atoning sacrifice. The slave is redeemed and set free.The slave is redeemed and set free. He is made a child of the king.He is made a child of the king.

Slavery in a Garbage Slavery in a Garbage HeapHeap

Should the son continue in the Should the son continue in the garbage heap under the abuse of the garbage heap under the abuse of the slave master so that the king would slave master so that the king would need to show ever increasing levels need to show ever increasing levels of mercy and grace, and thus, of mercy and grace, and thus, receive receive additional additional praise? praise?

““BY NO MEANS!”BY NO MEANS!”

Paul’s ArgumentPaul’s ArgumentWe Have a New Life in We Have a New Life in

ChristChrist Romans 6:3-10Romans 6:3-10

The Background to The Background to Paul’s Argument Paul’s Argument

We were slaves to sin.We were slaves to sin. Sin was our master.Sin was our master. Sin commanded and we obeyed.Sin commanded and we obeyed. The relationship was abusive.The relationship was abusive. Only death could break Only death could break

the master-slave the master-slave relationship. relationship.

The Background toThe Background toPaul’s ArgumentPaul’s Argument

We died with Christ.We died with Christ. We were raised to a new life.We were raised to a new life. The master-slave relationship was The master-slave relationship was

broken.broken. Sin may still demand that we obey, but Sin may still demand that we obey, but

we don’t need to listen we don’t need to listen because the relationship because the relationship has been broken and we has been broken and we have a new and perfect have a new and perfect master, Jesus Christ. master, Jesus Christ.

1 Argument / 3 1 Argument / 3 StatementsStatements

Verses 3-4Verses 3-4 Verses 5-7Verses 5-7 Verses 8-10Verses 8-10

2 Corinthians 5:172 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old (the master-slave relationship with sin) has gone, the new (freedom and relationship with Christ) has come!

Our ResponseOur Response

Romans 6:11-13Romans 6:11-13

Our Response Our Response Concerning SinConcerning Sin

Count yourselves dead to sin.Count yourselves dead to sin. Don’t let sin reign in your mortal Don’t let sin reign in your mortal

bodies so that you obey its evil bodies so that you obey its evil desires.desires.

Don’t offer any part of your body to Don’t offer any part of your body to sin as an instrument for wickedness.sin as an instrument for wickedness.

Our ResponseOur ResponseConcerning ChristConcerning Christ

Count yourselves alive to God in Count yourselves alive to God in Christ.Christ.

Offer yourselves to God as those Offer yourselves to God as those brought from death in sin to life in brought from death in sin to life in Christ.Christ.

Offer every part of your body as Offer every part of your body as instruments of righteousness.instruments of righteousness.

Paul’s ConclusionPaul’s Conclusion

Romans 6:14Romans 6:14

Summary ExhortationSummary Exhortation

Colossians 3:1-14Colossians 3:1-14

Dead to SinDead to SinAlive in ChristAlive in Christ

Romans 6:1-14Romans 6:1-14