Paul
the apostle shared with the people in Rome,
“Christ
being raised from the dead dies no more; death has no more dominion
over him”,
and he added, “For
in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he
lives unto God.”
In
chapter six and ten of Romans, Paul told the Romans to, “reckon”
themselves
“dead
indeed unto sin, but alive unto God”
where
we read:
Likewise
reckon you also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin,
but
alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The
verse begins, “Likewise
reckon you also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, ...” Paul
began with the word, “likewise”
which means “in this manner and thus” “reckon
you also”
or “ Paul's readers in Rome were to count, compute, calculate and
make an account even so and indeed” “yourselves”
or “Paul's readers in Rome” “to
be dead indeed”
which means “to exist even so, truly, certainly and surely as one
who has breathed his last, lifeless, deceased, departed, without life
and inanimate”
“unto sin”
or “toward missing the mark, erring and being mistaken”. Even as
Jesus was “dead
unto sin”,
Paul desired for his readers to be the same.
The
verse goes on to say, “...
but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Paul
added the word, “but”
which is a disassociation conjunction that means what is about to be
written takes precedence over what was just stated “alive”
or “breathing, among the living, active, blessed, full of vigor,
strong, efficient, powerful and efficacious” “unto
God”
or “toward the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God
the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “through
Jesus”
“by way of” the one whose name means “Jehovah is Salvation”
and is “the Son of God, the Savior of mankind and God incarnate”
“Christ”
who is “the anointed One, the Messiah and the Son of God” “our
Lord”
or “Paul, his companions and his believing readers' one to whom a
person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master
and the title given to God the Messiah”. Though Paul desired for
his readers to follow Jesus' example of being “dead
to sin”,
he also wanted them to “live” anew by the power of “Jesus
Christ”.
When
we consider these words of Paul, we recognize his resolve to have his
readers be “dead unto sin” like Jesus was, and he wanted
them to “live toward God”. Because of Jesus Christ, “living
unto God” became available to everyone who believes and trusts in
Him. Believers in Jesus are able to “count” “themselves”
“lifeless and departed” from “sin” and eternally
“active and efficacious” to God. May all who read these words see
the value in having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Next
time Paul tells the people in Rome,
“let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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