Romans 6:1-23

The Doctrine of… Deals with the… Of…
Justification Penalty Past Sin
Sanctification Power Present Sin
Glorification Presence Future Sin

QUESTION #1
Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? (5:20, 6:1)

1. Some were accusing Paul of making this argument (3:5-8)
2. Paul’s answer is that we should certainly not go on sinning (6:2a)
3. Paul says that we “died to sin” (6:2b)
a. He doesn’t say we are dead to sin (KJV, CEV)
b. He is linking us to Christ’s death (6:3-5a)
c. He is linking us by way of baptism (6:3-4)
4. Justification is only 1 aspect of Salvation (6:2-4)
5. Our “death to sin” allows us to enter into “life with Christ” (6:2-14)
6. Having died to sin, we have access to a new life (6:4)
7. If we are united in His death, we are also united in His resurrection (6:5)

We were slaves to sin
1. Spiritually, we were slaves to sin (6:6)
2. When we died (with Christ) the chains of sin were released (6:7)
3. Now we are free to live “in Christ” for God forever (6:8-11)
4. We must no longer allow ourselves to be slaves to sin (6:12, 14)
5. We must now become voluntary slaves to righteousness (6:13)

QUESTION #2
Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? (6:15)

We are slaves to righteousness
1. Thanks to God, we are free from slavery to sin (6:16-17)
2. In exchange we have submitted to God as slaves to righteousness (6:18)
3. When you were slaves to sin, you were free from righteousness (6:19-20)
4. The result of that slavery was death (6:21)
5. Now you are slaves to righteousness, you are free from sin (6:21)
6. The result of that slavery is holiness & life (6:22-23)