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If so, what shall we say? Shall we continue in sin, so that grace may increase?

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By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?

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Or do you not know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?

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Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from among the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.

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For if we have become one with Him in the likeness of His death, we shall also be one with Him in the likeness of His resurrection.

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We know that our old self was crucified with Him, so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.

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For the one who has died has been set free from sin.

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Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him.

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For we know that Christ, having been raised from among the dead, dies no more; death no longer has dominion over Him.

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For the death He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life He lives, He lives to God.

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So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

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Therefore let sin not reign in your mortal body, so that you obey its desires no longer.

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And do not present the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who were once dead but now live. And present the members of your body to God as instruments of righteousness.

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For sin shall no longer rule over you, because you are not under the law, but under grace.

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What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law, but under grace? By no means!

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Do you not know that when you present yourselves to someone as slaves to obey him, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?

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But thanks be to God! Though you were once slaves of sin, now you have obeyed from the heart the teaching that was handed on to you.

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You have been set free from sin and have become slaves of righteousness.

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I am speaking in human terms because of your weakness. For just as you once yielded the members of your body as slaves to impurity and lawlessness, leading to more lawlessness, so now you must yield the members of your body as slaves to righteousness, leading to sanctification.

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For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.

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And what fruit did you have then from those things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

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But now, having been set free from sin and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit leading to sanctification, and as the end, eternal life.

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For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus, our Lord.

📖 Romans 6 – Dead to Sin, Alive for God

🧾 Summary of the Content

In Romans 6, Paul answers an important question: If we are saved by grace, does that mean we are free to sin? The answer is firm: No! He explains that believers have died to sin and risen to live in righteousness, as Christ did. We are no longer slaves of sin, but slaves of righteousness, and our lives should reflect that transformation.

✨ Explanation by Section

1. Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ (Verses 1–14)

“By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?” (Romans 6:2)

• Paul rejects the idea that grace gives permission to sin.
• We have been buried with Christ through baptism, meaning we also rise to new life.
• Therefore, we are no longer ruled by sin, but live for God.
• Sin no longer has dominion over us, because we are under grace, not under the law.

💡 Lesson: Grace is not permission to sin, but power to live a holy life.

2. Slave of Sin or Slave of Righteousness? (Verses 15–23)

“But thanks be to God! Formerly you were slaves of sin, but now you obey…” (Romans 6:17)

• Human beings are always slaves: either of sin, or of righteousness.
• Slaves of sin produce death; slaves of righteousness produce holiness and eternal life.
• Our former life produced spiritual death.
• But God’s grace brings the reward of eternal life in Christ.

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus, our Lord.” (Romans 6:23)

💡 Lesson: We are not spiritually neutral — we are always serving something. The choice is: sin or God.

📘 Main Teaching of Romans 6

1. Believers have died to sin and risen to new life in Christ.
2. Baptism is a symbol of spiritual death and resurrection.
3. Grace is not a reason to keep living in sin.
4. We must present our bodies to God, not to sin.
5. The wages of sin is death, but God’s grace is eternal life.

✨ Spiritual Meaning of Romans 6

Romans 6 calls us to live as new creation. Our old life full of sin, rebellion, and self has been buried with Christ. Now, we rise to live for God. True Christian life is not merely belief in the mind, but a changed life, ruled by righteousness, not sin.