1 WHAT shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
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.
5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
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.
8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.
20 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

1What shall we say then? shall wee continue in sinne: that grace may abound?

2God forbid: how shall wee that are dead to sinne, liue any longer therein?

3Know ye not, that so many of vs as were baptized into Iesus Christ, were baptized into his death?

4Therefore wee are buryed with him by baptisme into death, that like as Christ was raised vp from the dead by the glorie of the Father: euen so wee also should walke in newnesse of life.

5For if we haue bene planted together in the likenesse of his death: wee shalbe also in the likenesse of his resurrection:

6Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the bodie of sinne might bee destroyed, that hencefoorth we should not serue sinne.

7For he that is dead, is freed from sinne.

8Now if we be dead with Christ, we beleeue that we shal also liue with him:

9Knowing that Christ being raysed from the dead, dieth no more, death hath no more dominion ouer him.

10For in that he dyed, he dyed vnto sinne once: but in that hee liueth, hee liueth vnto God.

11Likewise reckon yee also your selues to be dead indeed vnto sinne: but aliue vnto God, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

12Let not sinne reigne therfore in your mortall body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

13Neither yeeld yee your members as instruments of vnrighteousnes vnto sinne: but yeelde your selues vnto God, as those that are aliue from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousnesse vnto God.

14For sinne shall not haue dominion ouer you, for yee are not vnder the Law, but vnder Grace.

15What then? shal we sinne, because wee are not vnder the Law, but vnder Grace? God forbid.

16Know ye not, that to whom yee yeeld your selues seruants to obey, his seruants ye are to whom ye obey: whether of sinne vnto death, or of obedience vnto righteousnesse?

17But God bee thanked, that yee were the seruants of sinne: but ye haue obeyed from the heart that fourme of doctrine, which was deliuered you.

18Being then made free from sinne, yee became the seruants of righteousnesse.

19I speake after the maner of men, because of the infirmitie of your flesh: for as yee haue yeelded your members seruants to vncleannesse and to iniquitie, vnto iniquitie: euen so now yeelde your members seruants to righteousnesse, vnto holinesse.

20For when yee were the seruants of sinne ye were free from righteousnesse.

21What fruit had yee then in those things, whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

22But now being made free from sinne, and become seruants to God, yee haue your fruit vnto holinesse, and the end euerlasting life.

23For the wages of sinne is death: but the gift of God is eternall life, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

 

1 What then shall we say? Shall we persist in sin that grace may abound? Of course not! 2 How can we who died to sin yet live in it? 3 Or are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life. 5 For if we have grown into union with him through a death like his, we shall also be united with him in the resurrection. 6 We know that our old self was crucified with him, so that our sinful body might be done away with, that we might no longer be in slavery to sin. 7 For a dead person has been absolved from sin. 8 If, then, we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him. 9 We know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more; death no longer has power over him. 10 As to his death, he died to sin once and for all; as to his life, he lives for God. 11 Consequently, you too must think of yourselves as (being) dead to sin and living for God in Christ Jesus. 12 Therefore, sin must not reign over your mortal bodies so that you obey their desires. 13 And do not present the parts of your bodies to sin as weapons for wickedness, but present yourselves to God as raised from the dead to life and the parts of your bodies to God as weapons for righteousness. 14 For sin is not to have any power over you, since you are not under the law but under grace. 15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? Of course not! 16 Do you not know that if you present yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God that, although you were once slaves of sin, you have become obedient from the heart to the pattern of teaching to which you were entrusted. 18 Freed from sin, you have become slaves of righteousness. 19 I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your nature. For just as you presented the parts of your bodies as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness for lawless ness, so now present them as slaves to righteousness for sanctification. 20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free from righteousness. 21 But what profit did you get then from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. 22 But now that you have been freed from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit that you have leads to sanctification, and its end is eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The Christian’s relationship to sin as seen in this chapter:
A. Dead to sin , 6:11-13
B. Victorious over sin, 6:14
C. Slave to sin in the past, 6:16-17
D. Freed from sin in the present, 6:18-23
These seemingly glib statements of being dead and free from sin causes us as struggling Christians to protest, “Then why do I find myself sinning again and again?” Part of the answer is in understanding that death, whether physical or spiritual, means separation, not extinction. Death to sin is separation from sin’s power, not the extinction of sin. We have been set free from it, but we may still choose to serve it.
v1,2. The absurdity of sinning more so there can be more grace of forgiveness. To say I must sin denies basic truth, Rom. 6:14. To say I cannot sin deceives myself, 1 John 1:8. To say I need not sin is to realize we are dead to sin, Rom. 6:2.
v3-5. What is spoken of here is the baptism by the Holy Spirit into the body of Christ. Water baptism is a picture or symbol of the baptism by the Holy Spirit into the death of Christ which already took place when we were saved. We were united with Him in both the death and resurrection. Those baptized by sprinkling or pouring may sincerely feel that they have followed the command to be baptized and we respect their feelings, but being immersed and coming up out of the water is the only way that the death, burial and resurrection can truly be pictured.
v6. Old man-- the corrupt human nature, the inborn tendency to evil left by Adam. Is Crucified -- was crucified; Destroyed -- rendered inoperative; Is dead -- has died.          Positionally, God considers the old man crucified. It died with Christ on the cross when we were united with him. It is up to the believer to make this good in experience by putting off the old man and putting on the new, Col. 3:8-14.
v7-10. We are dead to sin, freed from sin, delivered from it’s rule, but sin is very definitely not dead to us. When Christ was raised from the dead he was victorious over death and lives unto God. Christ died unto sin once, eliminating the doctrine and practice of perpetual sacrifice of Christ in the Roman Catholic Mass.  Being united to Him, our response should be as in v.11-13.
v11. We are to rely upon the fact that negatively we are dead to sin and positively we are alive to Christ. I can recall as a child unexpectedly  stepping on a huge bull snake. I felt like I jumped about waist high before I realized it was dead. It affected me just as if it was alive. We are dead to sin and should account it to be so. For dead to sin we might say dead to self. An illustration has been given of the captain on a ship became very ill, and was replaced by the first mate. We don’t have to obey the old captain, although he is still on the ship.
v12. This is an imperative,“Don’t continue to let sin reign as it did before salvation.” We are to actively resist sin, otherwise it will still reign over our desires.
v13. We must stop yielding to sin, using our faculties as weapons against righteousness. Instead we must present ourselves to God, using our weapons against sin and for doing right.
v14. Under the law every sin would be laid to our account and sin would be our master, because God requires perfect obedience.
v15-18. Being under grace instead of law does not give us license to sin, not even now and then as some like to do. We were servants of sin, but being freed from that, we are now servants of righteousness. We may do as we like, but we have a choice, our desire should be to do what Christ wants.
v19-22.  When we yielded ourselves to be servants to uncleanness and iniquity, that led to more iniquity and it produced the fruit of death. When we yield ourselves to be servants of righteousness and God, that leads to holiness and produces the fruit of  holiness and everlasting life. We can sin whenever we want  to, but if we are living for the Lord, we won’t want to sin.
v23. Summarized, when we work for sin we get wages, death, eternal separation from God in hell. In contrast God offers a free gift, eternal life through Christ.
“Know” v 3, 6, 9, 16.    In chapter 6 victory  is achieved by knowing. In chapter 7 it is achieved by failure.