1. Welcome

2. Shall We Continue in Sin ?
Romans 6:1-7
“But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:” Romans 5:20

3. What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
Rom. 6:1 3

4. God Forbids It - v. 2
“God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?”
Let it not be
Perish the thought
By no means
It may not be

5. “dead to sin” Cease to live in sin Paul died to sin
Obituaries list the names of people who have died.
Repentance demands death to sin

6. Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
Col. 3:5 6

7. God has forbidden sin no exceptions no special license to sin
“The soul who sins shall die” Ezek 18:4
“The wages of sin is death” Romans 6:23

8. Shall We Continue in Sin ?
God Forbids It - v. 2

9. Knowledge Forbids It - v.3
“Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?”
“Or are ye ignorant”

10. Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new II Cor. 5:17 10

11. “Baptized into His death” Knowledge Forbids It - v.3
Old self died to sin
Baptism puts us into Christ
He died for our sins
We die to sin
Knowledge Forbids It - v.3

12. The Christian’s Resurrection forbids It - v.4-5
4. “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”

13. “Buried by baptism” Baptism is a burial, immersion
Momentarily buried in water
Christ died on Calvary
We die to our sins
Baptism is end of a life of sin

14. “Christ raised” God raised Him We are raised from baptism
To walk no more in sin
A new life - different

15. “For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:” V.5
Planted = united in death
United also in resurrection

16. Shall We Continue in Sin ?
No !
We have died and been resurrected to a new way of life.

17. The Sinner’s Crucifixion forbids It - v.6-7
6. Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
7. For he that is dead is freed from sin.

18. “old man crucified with Him”
Former self was sinful
Gal. 2:20
Eph. 4:22-24
Put off the old man
Put on the new man

19. “body of sin destroyed”
Old body is dead
Col. 3:9
Every time a person becomes a Christian, a sinner dies
No longer a slave to sin

20. “dead is freed from sin”
Released, delivered from sin
Died with Christ
Can no longer live in sin

21. “crucified with Christ”
Crucifixion is slow, painful
No easy way to separate from that old man of sin
Slow and painful
Sin must be destroyed

22. 1.Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
2. That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
1 Pet. 4:1-2

23. Shall We Continue in Sin ?
Question asked in v. 1
Verse 2-7 – It is Forbidden....
God
Our knowledge
Our resurrection
Our crucifixion

24. Are You Out of Christ ?
Belief
Repentance
Confession
Baptism
Saved

25. Shall We Continue in Sin ?
“Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Rom.6:11

27. Nelson Chapel Church of Christ
5039 Six Mile Road
Maryville, Tn
June 18, 2017
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
2705 Druid Hill Dr.
Maryville, Tn