In Chapters 6 & 7 Paul carefully expressed to us the conflict we experience between the Spirit and the flesh. He pointed out how sin takes hold within our flesh and prompts us to do things that we know we shouldn’t be doing. He pointed out that we need to consider ourselves dead to sin, dead to the law and alive to Jesus Christ. In Chapter 8 we find out how spiritual life begins to take shape.
In Romans 6, Paul made the point that if we are in Christ, we are dead to sin and alive to Romans 7, he’ll make a related point: We are also dead to the law and alive to Christ.
Paul Velazquez gave this message at Horizon Central (Old School #18) on Sunday June 14. It’s a good one.
Romans 5 ended with the statement “Where sin abounds grace abounds much more!” Paul responds to that statement saying, “Great! If sin leads to grace, then why not keep on sinning?” In Romans 6 we look at the believer’s relationship to sin, finding out that we are:
1. Dead to Sin, Alive to God
2. Set Free from Sin, Now Slaves of God
Central Reflections 