Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ - (Rom 6:1-4), Part 2/4

Send us Fan Mail“Shall we keep sinning so grace can grow?” That question sounds modern, but Paul answers it with a blunt force refusal, and we slow down long enough to feel the weight of it. We talk through Romans 6 and the doctrine behind it, because what you believe about grace, sanctification, and union with Christ will shape how you fight sin on an ordinary Tuesday, not just how you talk about theology on Sunday. We start by clarifying God’s communicable attributes versus non-communicable attributes. God calls us to real love, mercy, patience, and holiness, and he credits believers with righteousness through Christ, yet none of those qualities ever rise to God’s infinite purity. At the same time, some attributes remain God’s alone: omniscience, omnipresence, immutability, and absolute sinlessness. That framework keeps us from two ditches at once: despair that gives up on obedience, and pride that pretends we can become flawless. Then we press into the heart of Romans 6: the gospel never encourages sin. The grace that pardons is the same grace that sanctifies, and “dead to sin” means a decisive break in dominion. We still battle indwelling sin, but we no longer belong to it, and a true believer cannot live comfortably under sin’s rule because we’ve been transferred into Christ’s kingdom. We close by setting up Paul’s next move about being baptized into Jesus Christ and into his death, tying identity, perseverance, and daily warfare together. If this helped you think clearly about justification by faith, sanctification, and the Christian fight against sin, subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show.Support the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!