Romans 6:1-11

Every spring, a sign stood on a rural dirt road where the pavement gave way to dirt, reading: Choose your rut carefully; you will be in it for a long time. For those who have driven dirt roads, we know the wisdom in that counsel.

The Christian should be just as careful in how he chooses his way of life. We anticipate walking this way for a long time, so we should be careful how we choose to live.

Romans 6:1-11 focuses on the Christian’s conduct and gives us guidelines for how we should conduct ourselves. As we look into this Scripture, we will see that because of these effects, every believer should put the practice of sin out of his life.

• We are united with Christ (Romans 6:5)
  • In the likeness of his death
    • Voluntary submission to the Father’s will
    • John 6:38 “For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.”
    • Luke 22:42 “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”
  • In the likeness of His resurrection
    • Death could not sever the union between Christ and the Father
    • He was a victor over death
    • Baptism is a symbol of this union
• We have a future with Christ (Romans 6:8-9)
  • Our future is intimately linked with our identification with Christ
    • Died with Him, we shall live with Him
    • Matthew 25:31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.”
  • This future is eternal
    • Death has no more power
    • I Corinthians 15 “Where, O death, is your victory?
      Where, O death, is your sting?”

The moment you recognized yourself to be a condemned sinner in need of help from the Lord and turned to Him to deliver you from your sin, you were united with Christ.

Therefore, it is evident that every person should be putting away the practices of sin from his life. Our victory comes from our union with Jesus Christ. Our future is established on the fact that Jesus has done to give us that life.