Category: Romans 6
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Some Bad News and Some Good News
Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” I’m sure you’ve heard of the stories that begin, “I’ve got some good news and some bad news.” Usually…
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The Cost
Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death. . . “ The next time you watch a sitcom on television, one that time after time makes jokes about all kinds of sin, it may be good to ask yourself, what is the cost of such sin? Indeed, is there a cost? Does it matter…
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Contemplating Death
Romans 6:23 “The wages of sin is death” Have you ever heard about someone receiving multiple life sentences, or multiple sentences for various offenses that total far more than the natural lifespan of a convict, e.g., 155 years? How about multiple death sentences? It doesn’t make much sense, but if nothing else, it’s an assurance…
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The World’s Two Religions
Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Do you realize that there are really only two religions in the world? They come in many forms, but in their basic essence there are only two. One form is rooted in…
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Truly Free
Romans 6:16 “Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?” Galatians 5:1 “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” Are…
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The Parts of the Whole
Romans 6:19 “I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.” How does one actually live for and serve Christ? It’s actually…
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All Things New
Romans 6:4 “We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” Do…
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Obedience
Ephesians 2:2 “the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience.” Romans 6:16 “you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? Who’s the highest authority in your life, your “big…