God Forbid
Josh Whitney
Part of Romans
August 25, 2023

Romans 6:1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We 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. 5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. 6 We 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. 7 For one who has died has been set free from sin.

Sanctification: God’s process of helping Believers grow in holiness and righteousness.

1. Christian, you are

to your sin.
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2. The Christian is brought into

with Jesus Christ in His death, burial, and Resurrection.
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3. Baptism is the outward physical symbol of the inward spiritual

of the Christian.
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4. Are you

in the old life or the new life?
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5. In Christ, the Christian life should have increasing

, resulting in greater maturity and obedience to God’s Word.
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6. You

of who you think you are.
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Discussion Questions:

  1. What was your biggest takeaway from this teaching?
  2. How have you seen God change a fellow believer? How have you seen God change you?
  3. What is the purpose of baptism?
  4. In verse 4, what is the significance of walking in newness of life?
  5. What does the Bible tell us to do when we are tempted?
  6. What part of your identity in Christ are you currently struggling to believe and obey?
  7. Pray for each other.

Next Week’s Message: Romans 6:8-14