Romans 6:1-4

Dead to Sin, Alive to God

1What shall we say then? aAre we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2By no means! How can bwe who died to sin still live in it? 3Do you not know that all of us cwho have been baptized dinto Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4We were eburied therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as fChrist was raised from the dead by gthe glory of the Father, we too might walk in hnewness of life.

Romans 6:11

11So you also must consider yourselves idead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 5:26

26that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by jthe washing of water kwith the word,

Hebrews 9:14

14how much more will lthe blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit moffered himself without blemish to God, npurify our
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conscience pfrom dead works qto serve the living God.

1 Peter 3:21

21Baptism, which corresponds to this, rnow saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but sas an appeal to God for a good conscience, tthrough the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

2 Peter 1:4

4by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become upartakers of the divine nature, vhaving escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.

2 Peter 2:18-20

18For, wspeaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely xescaping from those who live in error. 19They promise them yfreedom, zbut they themselves are slaves
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of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.
20For if, abafter they have escaped the defilements of the world acthrough the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, adthe last state has become worse for them than the first.

1 John 1:7

7But aeif we walk in the light, afas he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and agthe blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
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