Romans 6:2,11
By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
I never fully understood this, and I guess I still haven’t as we know in part & understand in part. But let me paint a picture on the canvas of your mind. When someone dies, do they come back once in a while to enjoy the bright, warm, summer sun? Or do they step out of their graves to dance in the rain? Or watch the sun set as it is swallowed up by the horizon? NO WAY!
Once you are dead, you are dead. Everything in this world becomes history and you have a whole new phase ahead of you. The rules and ‘regs’ of this former place no longer apply. Likewise, when the bible says we are DEAD to sin. It simply means that you are officially extinct in the world of sin, you are non-functional, you are like a system whose battery is dead, and you can no longer operate in that realm.
Because you are dead, you cannot come back once in a while and commit a little sin, tell a little lie, give room to a little lust then go back to your life in Christ.
Because you are dead, you are numb and unresponsive to the things of this world. You are impervious, and the laws that rule the people that live in sin no longer apply in your life
Because you are dead, you are no longer sin’s slave, you do not have to steal anymore, you do not have to lie, get drunk, dishonour God with your thoughts and bodies; As when you were in sin, no matter how hard you tried, you could not refrain from these things.
But, being ALIVE in Christ is a whole new world; a totally different domain! It’s one of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost, one where you are free, no longer bound by the Chains of Sin. One where you have victory and all you have to do is live in it. A world where your sole aim is to please God and you are capable of doing so through Christ.
Dearly Beloved, stop playing ”ini-mini-mani-mo”. Stick to one side and stick to the side of life.
These days, so many people claim to be believers, they claim to love God, and they are talking the talk, but they aren’t walking the walk. When you are dead, you don’t have access to the other side, it’s all behind you. Same way, leave that ‘crappy’ sin lifestyle behind and face with greater vigour this life ahead of you.
Decide, that “for me, there’s no going back”
For I am DEAD to sin and ALIVE to God in Christ.