“Dead to Sin”
In the last post I said the phrase “dead to sin” has a twofold meaning. The first one was forensic, meaning that which pertains to a court of law. Jesus Christ paid the penalty for our sins in God’s court and we are no longer held accountable for them. In this [...]
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ROM 6:2 pt.three
Posted in Romans, Sanctification on March 2, 2007 | 1 Comment »
ROM 6:2 pt. two
Posted in Romans, Sanctification on February 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Two Meanings
Paul begins in chapter 6 to lay out the steps we must take to proceed onward from our justification to our sanctification. I know of no road to be followed in Christianity that is more hidden from the general eye nor more important to every believer than how we are to carry on in [...]
ROM 6:2 pt.one
Posted in Romans, Sanctification on February 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Free
Notice the prompt, decisive and unhesitating reply Paul gives to the question in verse one. “God forbid.” He had been teaching that justification is free and received by a simple act of faith in all that Jesus Christ has done. Salvation is brought to the sinner by God and offered to him as a [...]
ROM 6:1
Posted in Romans, Sanctification on February 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Introduction
Many Christians regard Romans six, seven and eight as the greatest chapters in the Bible. At the same time, because they are so hard to understand, they are considered to be a great mystery and the “deep things of God.” These three chapters have had a greater number of interpretations applied to [...]
