Death to sin is quite the statement I know. The newness in life is a pretty great statement as a contrast. But what does “death to sin” mean?
Go with me for a second. As I studied and sat down to write, the adage of “you are dead to me” came to mind. I know that I have seen in the movies and have read that after some event where someone disappoints another there is a declaration by the one of “disowning” the one that disappointed, thereby not acknowledging their existence any longer. This seems like a fitting description of our death to sin. We no longer acknowledge the pursuit of sin.
“6We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.” – Romans 6:6 (ESV)
We are free from the destructive forces of sin’s pull on our lives as we now have Christ and His plan for our lives to focus on.
“4We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.” – Romans 6:4 (ESV)
Now that we have buried sin, we can put up our hand and declare the following, “Sin, you are dead to me!”
Now are we done with sin, OH NO! Sin will continue to come around and we will be tempted to allow it back, but if we have truly begun to “walk in newness of life”, we will be able to maintain our distance and keep in holding to our declaration of the death of sin.
In your life, are you enslaved to sin? Are you able to declare, “Sin, you are dead to me!”? Will you take the opportunity to accept the “newness of life” that Christ provides?
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