My New Life in Christ Romans 6:3-4 describes that now we, that are saved, are identified with Christ. The old man, though present every morning in my flesh, is to be reckoned dead (Rom 6:6, 11) This teaches that the judgment and sentence of my old man is already complete. No longer am I trying to make it look better than what it was, nor am I letting it walk around with impunity. It is nailed to Calvary’s cross. There is now no eternal connection between me and my old man in Adam (Col 2:11). I am not merely destined to die then face a judgment unto condemnation and death. I am now destined to live in the resurrection of Christ (Rom 6:8). Freedom from Sin and Death As a result, sin and death have no more rightful dominion over me (Rom 6:9, 14). The life I live now is the resurrected life of Christ in me, the hope of glory! Without power of dominion, sin cannot accuse me, condemn me, kill me, or make me subject to it any longer. It can taunt me like the unrepentant thief crucified next to Jesus, but it is already dead. The thief was nailed to a cross! When it tries to raise objections to the court, it cannot because the court is already dismissed and the bailiff has him on the electric chair. Anything he might say are seen as last words, and irrelevant to his sentence of death. Death cannot threaten me with its fear of judgment, for my old man has been judged and is dead. I am now alive in Christ. -Grace Ambassadors
Posted on: Sat, 03 Aug 2013 01:22:37 +0000
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