I am dead to sin free#

'In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Read the following Scriptures that support this conclusion: The choice as to which nature we follow is now ours. I have always wanted to shout, 'Well stop sinning, and pray thanking God for victory!' For I believe that while in ourselves we have no choice but to sin, as that is our nature, in Christ we have the ability to not sin, as that is His nature. In fact, this sounds very much like the issue Paul addressed with the Church in Rome, 'What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We died to sin how can we live in it any longer?' (Romans 6:1-2). I have often heard Christians, in an attempt to show humility, say that they are just sinners saved by grace, that they just can't keep from sinning every day, but that their sin drives them to God in prayer for forgiveness.

We have the Spirit of God indwelling us, the nature of Christ influencing us, and the law of God instructing us. However, the Scriptures we have just reviewed tell us that we are no longer alone. Without doubt, you also know and understand these truths in your own experience. I also totally understand that I am a sinner saved by the grace of God and that my salvation is not due to any work or merit of my own. I know all too well that within myself there is no ability to be sinless. In this section I will run the risk of being misunderstood, but I trust you will bear with me before you draw your conclusions. Isn't it strange that the Bible tells us we are all sinners, that there is none righteous, and that all have fallen short of the glory of God, yet most of us do not like to admit our struggles with sin? But this is an issue we must face and, with the help of God, conquer if are to be truly free.

I am dead to sin free#

Let us go ahead and name the greatest hindrance to being free to serve God - SIN. 'For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain' (Philippians 1:21).Ĭrucified With Christ – Reckoning Oneself to Be Dead In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus' (Romans 6:5-11). The death he died, he died to sin once for all but the life he lives, he lives to God. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again death no longer has mastery over him. Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin- because anyone who has died has been freed from sin. 'If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection.

The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me' (Galatians 2:20). 'I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. In order to start understanding our death in Christ, read these Scriptures from Paul: Crucified With Christ – The Mystery of Our Death in ChristĬrucified with Christ? What does that really mean? “Death in Christ” is a crucial revelation that must be understood if we are ever to be free.