Or are you unaware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Therefore we were buried with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too may walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in the likeness of his death, we will certainly also be in the likeness of his resurrection. For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be rendered powerless so that we may no longer be enslaved to sin, since a person who has died is freed from sin. Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him, because we know that Christ, having been raised from the dead, will not die again. Death no longer rules over him. For the death he died, he died to sin once for all time; but the life he lives, he lives to God. So, you too consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. —Romans 6:3-11
“The resurrection is not a single event but the ever-extending ‘outflow’ of the energy previously dammed up by the power of sin and death.” —Rosemary Haughton
The
“What should we say then? Should we continue in sin so that grace may multiply? Absolutely not! How can we who died to sin still live in it?” —Romans 6:1-2
For believers, the power of the resurrection destroys our
“And you were dead in your trespasses and sins…” —Ephesians 2:1
“All of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?” —Romans 6:3
Therefore we were buried with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too may walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in the likeness of his death, we will certainly also be in the likeness of his resurrection.” —Romans 6:4-5
By the power of the resurrection we have
“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the mighty working of his strength. He exercised this power in Christ by raising him from the dead.” —Ephesians 1:18-20
“It is an interactive life with God, participant now in what Jesus is doing on earth.” —Dallas Willard
“For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be rendered powerless so that we may no longer be enslaved to sin, since a person who has died is freed from sin. Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him, because we know that Christ, having been raised from the dead, will not die again. Death no longer rules over him. For the death he died, he died to sin once for all time; but the life he lives, he lives to God.” —Romans 6:6-10
“So, you too consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.” —Romans 6:11
For further study:
Scripture: Psalm 42-43; Matthew 28:1-10; Exodus 14:10-31
Resources: “The Message: Devotional Bible” by Eugene Peterson
Community Group Guide:
Read Romans 6:1-11.
What does it mean to go from “dead in sin” to “dead to sin”?
Does being “dead to sin” feel like reality? Why or why not?
How does Christ’s resurrection invite us into “the newness of life”?
Reflect on the quote, “The resurrection is not a single event but the ever-extending ‘outflow’ of the energy previously dammed up by the power of sin and death.” (Rosemary Haughton)
Before this week, did you see the resurrection as a one-time event?
How do you see the power of the resurrection in your life each day?
To prepare for next week: God’s Faithful Presence; Psalm 16