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NEW LIFE IN CHRIST
Romans
6:1-11
“What shall we say then?
Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead
to sin, live any longer therein? Know ye not, that
so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his
death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as
Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we
also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together
in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his
resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that
the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve
sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ,
we believe that we shall also live with him: Knowing that Christ being
raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no
more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in
that he liveth, he liveth
unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be
dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
I. What Easter is all about.
A. Quaint legends that highlight
noble themes.
1) Springtime. Easter bunnies. Easter Eggs.
2) Suffering on behalf of others.
B. Factual events in history.
1) Jesus really died on a cross.
2) Jesus really rose from the
dead.
C. Best: Factual events that have an impact on us
today.
1) Jesus really died and rose.
2) By believing this, something
dramatic should happen in
our
lives.
3) Easter has moral and spiritual
implications for us.
II. Four aspects of dying and living to
Christ in Romans 6.
A. "Judicial sense." (Law Court) [Positional Holiness]
1) We are dead and raised "in God's sight".
2) Christ died on the cross and
was raised, for us.
3) This is a matter of God's
decision. (Justification)
a) Best brought out in
Colossians 3:1 ff.
B. "Baptismal sense." Main emphasis in Romans 6.
1) Baptism signifies our
acceptance of God's decision to save us.
2) Believer baptism (by immersion) is in
view.
a) (Note Barclay's
explanation that infant baptism doesn't
make
sense here!)
b) Jewish heritage of
baptism.
1> Baptism signified
becoming a totally new person.
2> Theoretically, they
could marry their sister or mother.
c) More than a ceremony -
baptism symbolizes our total
identification
with Jesus.
1> In a real sense we
are dead people now. 6:3
A> When Jesus hung
on cross, so did we.
2> In a real sense we
are resurrected beings now. 6:4
A> When Jesus was
raised, so were we.
C. "Moral sense." [Progressive Holiness]
1) Christians have the freedom to
die daily and hourly to sin.
a) In one sense we are
already dead to sin.
1> We don't have to be
its slaves. 6:6
b) In another sense we have
to keep killing our "old nature."
1> It is still there,
defeating us.
A> Although we
don't have to be slaves to sin,
so many people are.
2> The old self must
be crucified.
A> It's a long,
drawn-out death. 6:6
3> Many here can
attest to the difficulty of reforming
your
life.
c) Practical steps in killing
bad habits.
1. Plan ahead.
2. Adopt new habits.
3. Enlist your family and
friends.
4. Avoid high-risk
situations.
5. Set realistic goals.
6. Give yourself rewards.
7. Be honest with yourself.
8. Don't let a lapse
become a relapse.
2) Christians also have the
freedom to rise daily and hourly
to
newness of life, in obedience to God.
a) We have a new nature given
to us by God.
1> We are new
creations! 2 Cor
5:17
2> It may not be
always obvious, but it is possible.
b) But we have to work at
experiencing new life in God.
1> We must "count
ourselves" dead to sin and alive
to
God. 6:11
2> Christians must
work at being holy, not just wait
for
God to shovel it on us.
D. "Prophetic, future
sense." 6:5 [Prospective Holiness]
1) We die to sin finally and
completely when we actually die.
a) Like Oz's "Wicked
Witch of East": actually,
totally,
physically,
indisputably, undeniably dead.
b) Not just physical death -
in Christ, our fight with
the
old nature will be over. Jesus
wins. 6:7
2) At Christ's coming we will be
physically raised with new
bodies.
a) Our bodies will be glorious,
just like Jesus' body.
1> They will be
incapable of sinning. 6:7
b) If we are still alive when
Christ comes, we won't even
have
to die physically.
c) We will live with Jesus forever. 6:8
III. Have you died and been
raised with Jesus?
A. The person who enters the
Christian way is committed to a
different
kind of life.
1) Should being a Christian make
much of a difference?
2) It should make all the
difference in the world.
B. There is more than a mere ethical
change in a person's life
when
they accept Christ.
1) There is a real identification
with Christ.
2) Unless we are in Christ, and
Christ is in us, we cannot
live
the life of God.
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