DEAD TO SIN
Romans 6:11-12
Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.
Encouraging Words
Since Jesus has put to death death itself and we have been baptized into His death and raised up with and through Him into eternal life, we can be confident that by His grace we are dead to sin and alive to God. Through Him and the Holy Spirit, whom we received through Him, we can choose to not let sin reign in our mortal body. This is part of the work that we are called to do in our love for Christ. It is not easy but we do have a Helper. We can say, "No", to the temptations that come our way. And when we fail to do this we can run to Christ, repenting and seeking His forgiveness and cleansing. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, the sinner!
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