Romans Chapter 6 : Christ’s Yoke is Easy, His Burden Light

Romans 6.1-11  “Crucified, Buried, and Raised”

The Signs of the Times : April 2, 1896

In beginning the study of the sixth chapter of Romans, it must be remembered that we have but a continuation of the fifth. The subject of that chapter is super abounding grace, and the gift of life and righteousness by grace. As sinners we are enemies of God, but are reconciled, that is, freed from sin, by receiving the righteousness of Christ’s life, which has no limit. No matter how greatly the sin may abound, grace does much more abound” “That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.” This brings us to a consideration of the particulars of our

Union with Christ: Romans 6:1-11

“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore 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. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection; knowing this, that our old man in crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him; knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dies no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once; but in that he lives, he lives unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Questioning the Text:

•    For what purpose did the law enter?
o    “The law entered, that the offense might abound.” Romans 5:20

•    But what do we find when the offense abounds?
o    “Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.” Verse 20

•    “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?”
o    “God forbid.” (Not by any means.)

•    And why not?
o    “How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?”