1.Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace?
2.Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it?
3.Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death?
4.For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.
Until a certain depth in Christ is attained the believer would always operate on a superficial knowledge of God. The deeper in Christ the higher the manifestations. Until we come to the point of a desperate hunger for God, there will still be an undefeated battle against sin.
The truth still remains that a sin free life is possible. If we say we are dead to sin, how then are we living in it again? the last time i checked a dead man cannot perform the normal activities of a living man. While he was once alive, he could do all manner of things he wanted to, but now he is dead , he can't operate again. So it is with us. If we are dead to sin, it therefore means that we cannot be found in sin. If we then are found in sin, the question is, are you really dead to sin? The Lord is coming for a selectively preserved nation, that is holy as he is, a nation that is above sin, dwelling in righteousness. Romans 6 is a complete study guide to further explain the mystery of being dead to sin.
