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ROMANS 6 . . . page 1400
God showed his great love for us by sending
Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. 9And since we have been made right
in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will
certainly save us from God’s condemnation.
10For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were
still his enemies, we will certainly be saved
through the life of his Son. 11So now we can
rejoice in our wonderful new relationship
with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has
made us friends of God.
Dear God,
Help Your daughter celebrate
what You did for her on the
cross. Help her to let go of
whatever holds her back
from Your joy.
In Jesus’ name, amen.
Adam and Christ Contrasted
12When Adam sinned, sin entered the world.
Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to
everyone, for everyone sinned. 13Yes, people
sinned even before the law was given. But it
was not counted as sin because there was
not yet any law to break. 14 Still, everyone
died—from the time of Adam to the time
of Moses—even those who did not disobey
an explicit commandment of God, as Adam
did. Now Adam is a symbol, a representation of Christ, who was yet to come. 15 But
there is a great difference between Adam’s
sin and God’s gracious gift. For the sin of
this one man, Adam, brought death to many.
But even greater is God’s wonderful grace
and his gift of forgiveness to many through
this other man, Jesus Christ. 16And the result of God’s gracious gift is very different
from the result of that one man’s sin. For
Adam’s sin led to condemnation, but God’s
free gift leads to our being made right with
God, even though we are guilty of many sins.
17For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused
death to rule over many. But even greater
is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of
6:12 Or Do not let sin reign in your body, which is subject to death.
righteousness, for all who receive it will live
in triumph over sin and death through this
one man, Jesus Christ.
18Yes, Adam’s one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but Christ’s one act of
righteousness brings a right relationship
with God and new life for everyone. 19 Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other person
obeyed God, many will be made righteous.
20 God’s law was given so that all people
could see how sinful they were. But as people
sinned more and more, God’s wonderful
grace became more abundant. 21So just as
sin ruled over all people and brought them
to death, now God’s wonderful grace rules
instead, giving us right standing with God
and resulting in eternal life through Jesus
Christ our Lord.
Sin’s Power Is Broken
Well then, should we keep on sinning so
that God can show us more and more of
his wonderful grace? 2Of course not! Since
we have died to sin, how can we continue to
live in it? 3Or have you forgotten that when
we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism,
we joined him in his death? 4For we died and
were buried with Christ by baptism. And just
as Christ was raised from the dead by the
glorious power of the Father, now we also
may live new lives.
5 Since we have been united with him in
his death, we will also be raised to life as he
was. 6 We know that our old sinful selves
were crucified with Christ so that sin might
lose its power in our lives. We are no longer
slaves to sin. 7For when we died with Christ
we were set free from the power of sin. 8And
since we died with Christ, we know we will
also live with him. 9We are sure of this because Christ was raised from the dead, and
he will never die again. Death no longer has
any power over him. 10 When he died, he
died once to break the power of sin. But now
that he lives, he lives for the glory of God.
11 So you also should consider yourselves to
be dead to the power of sin and alive to God
through Christ Jesus.
12Do not let sin control the way you live;*
do not give in to sinful desires. 13Do not let
any part of your body become an instrument
of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves
completely to God, for you were dead, but
now you have new life. So use your whole
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