6What shall we say, then? Should we continue to live in sin so that God's grace will increase?G5101G2046G3767G1961G266G2443G5485G41212Certainly not! We have died to sin - how then can we go on living in it?G3361G1096G4459G3748G599G266G2198G2089G1722G8463For surely you know that when we were baptized into union with Christ Jesus, we were baptized into union with his death.G2228G50G3754G3745G907G1519G2424G5547G907G1519G846G22884By our baptism, then, we were buried with him and shared his death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from death by the glorious power of the Father, so also we might live a new life.G3767G4916G846G1223G908G1519G2288G2443G5618G5547G1453G1537G3498G1223G1391G3962G3779G2249G2532G4043G1722G2538G22225For since we have become one with him in dying as he did, in the same way we shall be one with him by being raised to life as he was.G1063G1487G1096G4854G3667G846G2288G2071G235G2532G3866And we know that our old being has been put to death with Christ on his cross, in order that the power of the sinful self might be destroyed, so that we should no longer be the slaves of sin.G1097G5124G3754G2257G3820G444G4957G2443G4983G266G2673G3371G2248G1398G3371G1398G2667For when we die, we are set free from the power of sin.G1063G599G1344G575G2668Since we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.G1161G1487G599G4862G5547G4100G3754G4800G2532G4800G8469For we know that Christ has been raised from death and will never die again - death will no longer rule over him.G1492G3754G5547G1453G1537G3498G599G3765G2288G2961G3765G2961G84610And so, because he died, sin has no power over him; and now he lives his life in fellowship with God.G3739G1063G599G599G266G2178G1161G3739G2198G2198G231611In the same way you are to think of yourselves as dead, so far as sin is concerned, but living in fellowship with God through Christ Jesus.G3779G3049G5210G2532G1438G1511G3498G3303G266G1161G2198G2316G1722G2424G5547G2257G296212Sin must no longer rule in your mortal bodies, so that you obey the desires of your natural self.G936G3361G266G3767G936G1722G5216G2349G4983G1519G5219G846G1722G1939G84613Nor must you surrender any part of yourselves to sin to be used for wicked purposes. Instead, give yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life, and surrender your whole being to him to be used for righteous purposes.G3366G3936G5216G3196G3696G93G266G235G3936G1438G2316G5613G2198G1537G3498G2532G5216G3196G3696G1343G231614Sin must not be your master; for you do not live under law but under God's grace.G1063G266G2961G3756G2961G5216G1063G2075G3756G5259G3551G235G5259G5485
Slaves of Righteousness
15What, then? Shall we sin, because we are not under law but under God's grace? By no means!G5101G3767G264G3754G2070G3756G5259G3551G235G5259G5485G3361G109616Surely you know that when you surrender yourselves as slaves to obey someone, you are in fact the slaves of the master you obey - either of sin, which results in death, or of obedience, which results in being put right with God.G1492G3756G3754G3739G3936G1438G1401G1519G5218G1401G2075G3739G5219G2273G266G1519G2288G2228G5218G1519G134317But thanks be to God! For though at one time you were slaves to sin, you have obeyed with all your heart the truths found in the teaching you received.G1161G2316G5485G3754G2258G1401G266G1161G5219G1537G2588G5179G1322G1519G3739G386018You were set free from sin and became the slaves of righteousness.G1659G1161G1659G575G266G1402G134319(I use everyday language because of the weakness of your natural selves.) At one time you surrendered yourselves entirely as slaves to impurity and wickedness for wicked purposes. In the same way you must now surrender yourselves entirely as slaves of righteousness for holy purposes.G3004G442G1223G769G5216G4561G1063G5618G3936G5216G3196G1401G167G2532G458G1519G458G3779G3568G3936G5216G3196G1401G1343G1519G3820When you were the slaves of sin, you were free from righteousness.G1063G3753G2258G1401G266G2258G1658G134321What did you gain from doing the things that you are now ashamed of ? The result of those things is death!G5101G3767G2590G2192G5119G1909G3739G1870G3568G1870G1063G5056G1565G228822But now you have been set free from sin and are the slaves of God. Your gain is a life fully dedicated to him, and the result is eternal life.G1161G3570G1659G575G266G1161G1402G2316G2192G5216G2590G1519G38G1161G5056G166G222223For sin pays its wage - death; but God's free gift is eternal life in union with Christ Jesus our Lord.G1063G3800G266G2288G1161G5486G2316G166G2222G1722G2424G5547G2257G2962
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