live," is not primarily speaking of bondage; God's grace breaks the
The Book of a physical resurrection at the power of sin by filling the believer Romans Chapter 6 second coming, but should be applied to the newness of life with the power of the Holy Spirit, thereby placing him under grace Lesson Guide referred to in verses 2 and 4. so that he may live in harmony with God's law. Overcoming Sin B. Dominion of Sin Broken 4. What should not be 6. What effect on one's life allowed to reign in our do his choices have? Rom. A. Abounding Grace physical body? To whom 6:15, 16. should the believer be fully NoTE.-"To continue in the indulgence of sin after accepting 1. What inference and reply surrendered? Rom. 6:12, 13. the pardoning and transforming does the apostle put before NoTE.-"The lower passions have grace of God is to deny the very the believers? their seat in the body and work purpose of that grace."-The through it. The words 'flesh' or Rom. 6:1, 2. Seventh-day Adventist Bible 'fleshly' or 'carnal lusts' embrace NoTE.—The sixth chapter Commentary, on Rom. 6:15. the lower, corrupt nature. We are continues the effects of commanded to crucify the justification. Paul asks if the C. Change of Masters and flesh, with the affections and inference is to be drawn that the Wages lusts. How shall we do it? Shall we believer should continue in sin inflict pain on the body? No; but 7. In what did the apostle because to do so would cause divine grace to abound more and put to death the temptation to find occasion for sin. The corrupt thought is to be thanksgiving? Rom. 6:17, 18. more exceedingly. He vehemently expelled. Every thought is to be NoTE.—"The righteousness which rejects the idea. He asks, "How brought into captivity to Jesus Christ taught is conformity of can we"— he emphasizes the Christ. All animal propensities are heart and life to the revealed pronoun—"who have been to be subjected to the higher will of God. Sinful men can justified, and have peace in our powers of the soul. The love of become righteous only as they hearts (Rom. 5:1), continue in a God must reign supreme; Christ have faith in God and maintain a life of sin as we once did?" The must occupy an undivided throne. vital connection with Him.. Then Christian life is to be a Our bodies are to be regarded as true godliness will elevate the progressively victorious one in His purchased possession. The thoughts and ennoble the life. daily sanctification, and not a members of the body are to Then the external forms of perpetual sinning in an become the instruments of religion accord with the unsanctified life. righteousness."-The Adventist Christian's internal purity."-- Home, pages 127, 128. The Desire, of Ages, page 310. 2. What does the apostle say about death and 5. What wonderful promise is resurrection? Rom. 8. How does Paul further given to the believer? Rom. describe the deliverance 6:3-7. 6:14. NoTE.—Baptism is a figure of the wrought in the life of the NoTE.-This verse gives us the believer? Rom. 6:19-22. death of the believer to sin. precious promise that sin shall NoTE.—"Holiness. Gr. Then, having been buried with not be allowed to continue to hagiasmos, frequently Christ (here referring to our rule over us. The reason is that translated 'sanctification' (1 having died with Him), we also due to faith in Christ's atoning Cor.1:30; 1 Thess. 4:3, 4; 2 rise with Him in newness of life. death on the cross and the Thess. 2:13; 1 Peter 1:2). . . . Christ was raised by "the glory of believer's crucifixion with Him Here hagiasmos probably the Father" (meaning the exercise (Gal. 2:20), the penalty denotes the progressive work of of His divine, glorious power), so demanded by the law has been sanctification. that we might begin to walk in a discharged; therefore believers "Sanctification is a continuous new kind of life. are not subject to the law's process of consecration (see Eph. domination as condemnatory, 4:12-15; 2 Peter 1:5-10). It is the 3. If we have become dead to retributive, and punitive. In harmonious development day by sin, to whom should we be contrast, the believer is now day of the physical, mental, and alive? Rom. 6:8-11. under grace; that is, he is the spiritual powers, until the image NoTE.—The intent of Paul's subject of God's gracious of God, in which we were statement is, that as Christ's kindness, and He imparts the originally created, is restored resurrection followed His spiritual dynamic that enables His in us."—The Seventh-day crucifixion, so the believer's child to conquer sin, to live the Adventist Bible Commentary, on daily growth in sanctification victorious life. Law condemns sin Rom. 6:19. will naturally follow his in the sinner, and therefore justification. hopelessly puts him under its The expression, "we shall also
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rewards is given in verse 23? Jesus Christ our Lord.'"—The Acts NoTE.—Wages is pay given for of the Apostles, page 519. labor. The word Paul uses is that of a soldier's pay. The wages that sin commands is paid in full, even eternal death. This is fitting, for there is a terrible warfare in progress between the forces of good and evil. "Christ gave Himself for us that He might redeem us from all iniquity. And as the crowning blessing of salvation, 'the gift