Romans 6:1-23

Christians Have Been Freed From The Tyranny Of Sin By Dying With Christ And Rising With Him And Are Therefore To Triumphantly Seize The Opportunity Of Being So Freed From Sin (6:1-23).

Having ended the previous chapter with the thought of sin ‘reigning in death', this whole chapter now deals with the question of this tyranny of sin, and how the Christian can be delivered from it so that he can reign in life (Romans 5:17). The implication of to such a deliverance is that the whole world lies under such tyranny. Thus the world continues in sin (Romans 6:1), and sin reigns in men's mortal bodies (Romans 6:12). This is because sin has dominion over them (Romans 6:14). They are servants of sin (Romans 6:17). And sin pays poor wages for it results in death (Romans 6:23). But it is not to be so with Christians, for they have been delivered through the power of Christ's death and resurrection. In consequence they are to rise above sin. They are to yield their members as instruments of righteousness to God. This will result in the process of their being made holy (Romans 6:22), and finally in their enjoyment of eternal life ‘in Christ Jesus our LORD' (Romans 6:23).