Our Old Man is Crucified with Jesus Romans 6:6

Paul the apostle shared with the people in Rome, “we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life”, and he added, “for if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death,

we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection”. In chapter six and verse six of Romans, Paul shared how, “our old man is crucified with” Jesus where we read:

Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed,

that henceforth we should not serve sin.

The verse begins, “ Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, ...” Paul began with the words, “knowing this” which means “understanding, perceiving and having knowledge” “that our old man” which means “that Paul, his companions and his readers ancient, worn and worse for wear self” “is crucified” or “impaled” “with him” which means “with Jesus” . Paul shared how the “former life” of those who believe in Jesus has been “put to death by way of the cross” with Jesus' crucifixion.

The verse continues, “... that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.” Paul added the words, “that the body” which means “so the corpse or flesh” “of sin” or “of missing the mark, erring and being mistaken” “might be destroyed” which refers to “may be rendered idle, unemployed, inactive and inoperative”, “that henceforth” which means “so from this point and time on” “we should not serve” or “Paul, his companions and his believing readers would not be slaves to or do service toward” “sin” which means “missing the mark, error and being mistaken. Paul shared the purpose of our “old man” being “crucified” was so our “sinful flesh” should not be the “servants of sin” any longer.

When we meditate upon these words of Paul, we see the huge benefit to being “crucified with Christ”. We no longer live the life of “sin”, but live after the ways of Jesus. Since our “old man” has been put to “death”, we should not be “serving” “sin”, and through Jesus' help and power, we no longer are “sin's slave”. Let all praise and glory be unto Jesus Christ who not only provided a means for our “old man” to be dead, but also gave us a way to life life anew.

Next time Paul tells the people in Rome, “he that is dead is freed from sin”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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