Romans Chapter 6

Hi Jennie!

- I feel like this chapter is all about Paul trying to help the Roman Church (and us) understand the complexities yet simplicities of grace and how the freedom it brings us in Christ Jesus is freedom in righteousness not freedom to keep on sinning because that totally makes no sense. When we've died to sin we can't continue in it.
- vs. 4: We will walk in newness of life someday in resurrected bodies just as Jesus walks in newness of life in his resurrected body.
- vs. 10: The death that Jesus died he died to sin once for all. Thank you Lord!
- This chapter also helps me understand why it's really not helpful to put the moral demands of Christianity onto people who haven't yet accepted the free gift of grace in Jesus Christ. They are slaves to sin. Just as I was once. There's really no choice in the matter. Like you have to say yes to sin because it's your master and you are its slave. And at that point your "enemy" is God. But your enemy actually loves you and wants you to come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and be freed from the slavery of sin. When you accept it, only then can you actually make the choice to not sin.

That's all for now. Love!
Steph