Since this is scripture, God's word to us, there is no arguement as to
it being true as written, Iz. Now, looking at it as written, would
you tell me why the Holy Spirit used the word "serve" in verse six, or
"reckon" in verse eleven, or "reign" in verse twelve?
Terry
ShieldsFamily wrote:
I am
changing the Subject "Apocrypha" to "Dead to Sin"
Romans 6 1What
shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to
sin, live any longer therein? 3Know ye
not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were
baptized into his death? 4Therefore 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. 5For if
we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be
also in the likeness of his resurrection: 6Knowing
this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin
might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. 7For he that is dead is freed from sin. 8Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe
that we shall also live with him: 9Knowing
that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no
more dominion over him. 10For in that
he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto
God. 11Likewise reckon ye also
yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus
Christ our Lord. 12Let not sin
therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the
lusts thereof. 13Neither yield ye your
members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield
yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your
members as instruments of righteousness unto God. 14For sin shall not have dominion over you:
for ye are not under the law, but under grace. 15What
then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace?
God forbid. 16Know ye not, that to whom
ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye
obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? 17But God be thanked, that ye were the
servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of
doctrine which was delivered you. 18Being
then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. 19I speak after the manner of men because of
the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members
servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now
yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. 20For when ye were the servants of sin, ye
were free from righteousness. 21What
fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the
end of those things is death.
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