New Holy Life

May we Christians just believe and not obey Jesus Christ? Can we be attached to the vine and not bear fruit?

So what are we going to say? Should we continue sinning so grace will multiply? Absolutely not! All of us died to sin. How can we still live in it? (Romans 6:2 CEB)

May we return to living in our old life of sin? What should our baptism have portrayed about our life?

When we were baptized, we died and were buried with Christ. We were baptized, so we would live a new life, as Christ was raised to life by the glory of God the Father. (Romans 6:4 CEV)

Is this a picture of both death and resurrection?

If we were united together in a death like his, we will also be united together in a resurrection like his. (Romans 6:5 CEB)

After baptism should we still be slaves to sin?

We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. (Romans 6:6 ESV)

How are we alive with new life?

So, you too consider yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. (Romans 6:11 HCSB)

May a Christian allow sin to reign?

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. (Romans 6:12 KJV)

What kind of instruments should our bodies be?

and do not go on presenting the parts of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead, and your body’s parts as instruments of righteousness for God. (Romans 6:13 NASB)

Because of God’s marvelous grace shall we continue to sin?

For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace. What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means! (Romans 6:14-15 NIV)

Do sin and obedience lead to different results?

Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? (Romans 6:16 NKJV)

How do we now serve Christ, with empty faith alone or faith in action with righteous living, obedient to Jesus?

Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living. (Romans 6:18 NLT)

What does this lead to?

I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness. (Romans 6:19 NKJV)

Sanctification or holiness means becoming a saint, living a holy life. What does that holiness result in?

But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. (Romans 6:22 NLT)

What does sin result in? What is the undeserved, gracious gift of God?

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

We are to be overcomers and no longer live in habitual sin. A living faith is not lazy, easy-believism alone, but alive with the good works of obedience to Christ, in righteous and holy living. Will you be holy? You decide!