Lesson 78

The Christ-Centered Life

The Foundation is our Position in Christ - Rom 6

living union

with Jesus Christ Joined to the one

at the r-hand of Father

died

resurrected

buried

Observations:

1. We all but we do not !

2. Freedom from the of sin is by and so is freedom from the of sin by grace.

3. The basis for this freedom is God's provision of the cross, whether it is effective in our life is our choice, acting in accord with the facts. 6:12-13

4. In God's eyes no has elapsed between us and the .

5. The text does not say that the sin nature , that it is no longer present, the text says we to it, not that it died.

6. Just as the work of Jesus Christ on the provides salvation when believed; so His work on the provides the victory over domination of life when believed.

7. Our union with Christ is a reality, obscured most of the time, especially in our culture, in a materially oriented world. [what determines or motivates our priorities]

8. This identification, this with Christ, in His death, burial, resurrection; is to the church age and the C/A believer.

9. This identification with Christ, being raised with Him, gives us the ability to in newness of life. 6:4b

Ø 6:5 For if we have become

- draws a conclusion based on the statement from the previous verse;

- "become" recognizes a change in state or condition;

- Are the results of these changes or are they more lasting?

verb tense tells us; ginomai = perfect tense

For since we have become united with Him in the likeness of his death

- "united" su,mfutoj [su,m ₊ fuw to spring up, to produce] lit. to grow up together; fig. to be united with, closely identified with;

- "in the likeness of His death" o`moi,wma that which is made like something; not an exact likeness; speaks of resemblance, similarity;

Because this is true, that we have been united with Him in His death something else is true;

"certainly we shall be also (in the likeness) of His resurrection,"

- Other passages on being raised with Christ Eph. 2:6; Col. 2:12; 3:1

The context then focuses on our current situation, our position, being raised with Him having all the needed to live in newness of life.

Ø 6:6 continues with more important information we need to know!

We must answer three problems if we are to understand this crucial verse;

1. Who is the old man??

2. Who or what is the body of sin?

3. What does the verb done away with mean, what is involved?

"knowing this" ginwskw indicates that we are to have knowledge; that is, an intimate understanding and discerning of the facts involved.

that our old self was crucified with (Him),

palaio.j old from the point of use not age;

- Term refers to all that we were, whole person, by virtue of our belonging to Adam.

What about that old man?

- was crucified with (Him) [aorist passive indicative] sustauro,w Old man/self died with on the cross.

- Next follows 2 purposes for the old man being crucified with Christ at salvation;

#1 that our body of sin might be done away with,

- to. sw/ma th/j a`marti,aj(, our body = ;

- lit. that our sin possessed body; recognizes that we are dominated and controlled by the sin nature before salvation;

- might be done away with katarge,w aorist passive subjunctive; with i[na = purpose clause

literal meaning of the expression "done away with" is "to put out of business" or "to dissolve business relationships."

Other meanings: made powerless, impotent, rendered ineffective"

#2 [purpose] that we should no longer be slaves to sin;

The Sin nature has been rendered , put out of business so that we, no longer are , dominated by it; doesn't say that it is no longer there.