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Q4. (Romans 6:6-7) In what way has our "body of sin," our "flesh," our old nature been made powerless because of our crucifixion with Christ? Our old, evil, unregenerate selves; our sinful nature has been rendered powerless at the cross. This is because of our union with our Lord Jesus Christ. In what way have we been freed from slavery? Now that we have died with Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary; not only has our penalty been paid, but sin

Q3. (Romans 6:1-7) Is Paul referring to a figurative "death" to sin, or to a kind of historical, actual death? Paul is referring to the fact, that the moment we gave our lives to Jesus, we died with Christ on the cross. Not only has our penalty been paid, bt sin no longer has a stranglehold on our lives. We are no longer the helpless captives of sin; we are no longer slaves to sin. Whose death is he talking about? He is talking about the death of our Lord Jesus Christ. How does this death become our own? The actual union with Christ took place over 2000 years ago, and when Jesus died to sin, he died as our Representative

Q2. (Romans 6:3-4) In Paul's reference to baptism in 6:3-4, what does "buried" (6:4a) correspond to in the act of baptism? Here Paul is symbolically referring to the burial of Christ, and of our burial with Him as our head and representative. Our sin is buried; we share with Him in His death. We are dead to sin by the grace of Christ. We read in Col 2:12 also of being buried with Him in baptism. What does "Christ was raised from the dead" (6:4b) correspond to in baptism? It pictures the re-born believer in Christ rising to walk in newness of life.

The sacrament of baptism is not a requirement for salvation; it can be a public sign of it. I don

We moved from being under the headship of Adam to the headship of Christ when our Lord Jesus died on the Cross and was resurrected. To bring about this change in headship we must believe in our Lord Jesus Christ and fully repent of all our sins. The implications of us having died with Christ, is that we, as believers, who are in Christ, are seen by God as having died to sin.

The offense of Adam brought condemnation to us all. As a result of his sin, human death entered the world. Death came to all Adam

Paul shows us that Adam

Examples of a single person acting on behalf of others could be: heads of state, CEOs of companies, military leaders, the fathers of our families. There must be many more examples. Members of groups can be tied legally, by birth, militarily, by employment, etc. Here again there are many other examples.

Reconciliation here refers to the establishment of harmony between God and man, through the sacrificial work of Jesus on the cross. Reconciliation with God is necessary. Sin brought about separation and enmity between man and God. By putting away sin the Lord Jesus restored those who believe on him to a state of harmony with God. It cost God his Son to have us reconciled to him. It cost him dearly, and therefore he will not easily let us go, we shall be preserved to the end by the present life of Christ. If his death had such power to save us, how much more will his life have power to keep us? At the present moment Jesus is at the right hand of God, interceding for us.

We are all sinners and were all ungodly. It is only by faith in His death that any are made godly. So Christ died for sinners and the ungodly. We read in 5:8 that Christ died for us when we were at our worst. Knowing that when we were at our worst Christ died for us and that we are now part of His family

Sufferings and tribulations, as they are allowed by the Lord, produces perseverance and tenacity. This would not occur if our lives were trouble-free. Perseverance again strengthens our character. We have been tested and approved

Abraham believed in the Lord and he was made righteous. With us, we have to believe in our Lord Jesus Christ. We are then justified by faith in Christ's righteousness. To be justified means that God has responded to our faith and He declares our sins to be forgiven. But that's not all. He declares us perfectly roghteous by imputing the righteousness of our Lord Jesus to us. This comes to us entirly by God's grace.