Romans 6:5-11
6:6 a our old sinful selves: Our “old selves” are not a nature that we possess or just one part of who we are; it reflects who we were in Adam. All human beings were born “in Adam.” As heirs of the sin and death that he introduced into the world (5:12 b), we were slaves to the power of sin. But as people who are now in Christ, we have gone through crucifixion with him (see also Gal 2:20 c). When he died on the cross, we also died to the dominating power of sin that ruled in our former selves.6:8 d We will also live with him refers to bodily resurrection with Christ (see 6:5 e). While believers are already raised with Christ spiritually (Eph 2:5-6 f; Col 2:13 g), we will also be raised with him bodily at the time of his coming in glory (2 Cor 4:14 h; Phil 3:21 i; 1 Thes 4:17 j; 2 Tim 2:11 k).
6:10 l he died once to break the power of sin: Because we died with Jesus (6:4-5 m), we have also died to sin (6:2 n). Jesus was never under sin’s power in the way that we are, because he had no sin nature from Adam and he never succumbed to temptation (2 Cor 5:21 o; Heb 4:15 p). However, when he became human, he entered the arena where sin holds sway, and he was truly vulnerable to sin.
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