Romans 6:2

God forbid. We who died to sin, how shall we any longer live therein?

'God forbid' -Horrible thought (Robertson p. 361); 'Perish the thought', is the reaction of. mind that is mentally, morally, and spiritually sound. (Lenski p. 389)

Modern Application: How would Paul react to the preaching of the doctrine that says, 'A Christian can never lose his salvation, no matter how he lives after his conversion, once saved, always saved'?

'We who died to sin' -'how can such. thought of going on in sin arise in the minds of us, "who are such as died to sin?" "How shall we still be living in it?" Logic? Sound deduction? The very thought of going on in sin for any reason is in itself. shallow contradiction. Only. fool confuses 'having died' and 'still being alive'.

'Died to sin' -aorist tense, speaks of. completed act in time past.

But what does it mean to "die" to sin? Does it mean that the Christian is no more attracted by sin? No-(Romans 6:12 'do not let sin reign'; Romans 6:13; James 4:7; James 5:16; 1 John 1:8). The Christian is no longer to sin habitually or 'live' in sin. (1 John 3:6; 1 John 3:9 'no one who is born of God practices sin..')

'It speaks of the sinner's own renunciation of sin, his being immersed into union with Christ and it presupposes the rising into newness of life.'

Note: 'In reply to the question, shall we continue in sin? Paul doesn't reply: God forbid, that isn't spiritually possible! You have been rendered incapable of doing that.'