Rom 6:6 | TNotes | STEP | 6:6 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 ), 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 ). When he died on the cross, we also died to the dominating power of sin that ruled in our former selves.

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‏ Romans 6:6

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.