Why Not Sin?Why Not Sin?Romans 6:1-2Romans 6:1-2

Grace Community ChurchGrace Community ChurchOctober 28, 2007October 28, 2007

Two QuestionsTwo Questions

1.1. How do you know you are How do you know you are right with God? (Romans 1-4)right with God? (Romans 1-4)

2.2. How do you know you will be How do you know you will be right with God tomorrow, in 10 right with God tomorrow, in 10 years, or 10,000 years from years, or 10,000 years from now? (Romans 5)now? (Romans 5)

Romans 5:19-21Romans 5:19-2119 For just as through the disobedience of 19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous. 20 man the many will be made righteous. 20 The law was added so that the trespass The law was added so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, 21 so that, grace increased all the more, 21 so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 6:1-2Romans 6:1-21 What shall we say, then? Shall 1 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace we go on sinning so that grace may increase? may increase?

2 By no means! We died to sin; 2 By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? how can we live in it any longer?

Romans 6:1-11Romans 6:1-1166     What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace      What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! may increase? 2 By no means! We died to sinWe died to sin; how can we live in it ; how can we live in it any longer? 3 Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized any longer? 3 Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus into Christ Jesus were baptized into his deathwere baptized into his death? 4 ? 4 We were We were therefore buriedtherefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. Father, we too may live a new life. 5 If we have been 5 If we have been united with him like this in his deathunited with him like this in his death, we will , we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection. 6 For we know certainly also be united with him in his resurrection. 6 For we know that our that our old self was crucifiedold self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin— 7 be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin— 7 because because anyone who has diedanyone who has died has been freed from sin. has been freed from sin. 8 Now 8 Now if we died with Christif we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with , we believe that we will also live with him. 9 For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he him. 9 For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. 10 The cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. 10 The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. lives to God. 11 In the same way, 11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sincount yourselves dead to sin but alive to God but alive to God in Christ Jesus. in Christ Jesus.

““One Sunday evening at the close of a service One Sunday evening at the close of a service at Westminster Chapel, somewhere about at Westminster Chapel, somewhere about 1943, a certain well known preacher came 1943, a certain well known preacher came into my vestry and said to me: ‘When are you into my vestry and said to me: ‘When are you going to preach a series of expository going to preach a series of expository sermons on the Epistle to the Romans?’ I sermons on the Epistle to the Romans?’ I answered immediately: answered immediately:

‘‘When I have understood chapter 6.’ When I have understood chapter 6.’

-Martin Lloyd Jones-Martin Lloyd Jones

What does “Died to sin” What does “Died to sin” mean?mean?

•Dead to sin’s influence?Dead to sin’s influence?

•No longer ‘ought’ to sin?No longer ‘ought’ to sin?

•Slowly moving away from sin?Slowly moving away from sin?

•We have renounced sin?We have renounced sin?

•No longer guilty ?No longer guilty ?

Romans 5:21Romans 5:2121 so that, just as sin reigned in death, so 21 so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Jesus Christ our Lord.

Having died to sin means we are dead to Having died to sin means we are dead to the guilt, condemnation, rule, and reign of the guilt, condemnation, rule, and reign of

sin.sin.

Romans 6:1-2Romans 6:1-21 What shall we say, then? Shall we 1 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We died to increase? 2 By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? sin; how can we live in it any longer?