5:9, 10

Much more. What are the implications of "much more?" What is the relationship between being justified and being saved? includes justif, but goes beyond! No one is privileged to have the benefits of His life without first receiving the benefits of His death. Those who are being saved from wrath are letting God cleanse them from all unrighteousness. How many people are there who call themselves Christians but don't have the benefits of His life! They still resent and can't forgive or love. How many are unable to simply praise God for His generosity! If we're lacking the "much more" to what should we trace it. If we do not have the benefits of Jesus' life, what is missing? Belief in the benefits of His death.

Benefits just in chapter 5.

peace, don't try to change circumstances or other people, peace come from seeing yourself as God sees you.

reconciliation

justification

and more

What does Paul say is the response of those who have received reconciliation? Anyone rejoicing in one of these things tonight, we'd love to hear from you.

v20 law showed up and sin increased.

wicked is never used of the ignorant and heathen only of professed believers who do not enter into belief. ignorance is not the same as wickedness

Obadiah 15,16 be as if they'd never been.

Move to ch 6

Rom 6:1

What interesting question does Paul come out with at this point? go on sinning that grace may increase?

What does this imply? that God could give more grace? Are you hearing that? God has already given all He can give! He's poured out all of heaven for us!

What is Paul's response to his own question? "By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?" Few people ever actually hear this. What conclusion must we come to regarding our death to sin?

many xians would like to think their death to sin occurs as they struggle with sin, but our death to sin occurs at the cross--
daily as we enter into belief. The struggle is not to win over sin, but when tempted to look to the cross and see how much he has loved me, again!

Follow the progression. Shall we continue in sin? How can we who died? don't you know what your baptism was all about?

What is the biblical significance of baptism? v3-6

Be sure you hear verse three!

Baptized into whose death? Being baptized into His death.

What am I declaring at baptism? His death is mine. I'm joining Him in His death. I am accepting His death as mine! Never again expecting the second death, because I've already experienced it in Him

What does Paul say is certain to happen if we are united with him in His death? united in res.

What about rebaptism? Only reason is if one didn't receive HS?

Why is it absolutely essential to receive the HS? It is the great evidence that Jesus is alive!

When God annoints one for min at baptism, what happens? Become a priest. You are committing yourself to living His life, a life of service. If most people knew what they were getting into they'd die!!!

6:6 Our old self was crucified with Him, not crucified when we struggle against sin.

Application:

How's Paul treating you? Talk w/ each other. How are you feeling about your baptism and the new life you've entered into

6:11 Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin. When you see consider what realm is Paul moving us into? Faith, not feeling.

What is the basis for considering yourself to be dead to sin! 6:6 "Our old self was crucified with Him." God accepted His death as mine.

Are you sitting here by faith? If you are, then you should be able to handle his practical counsel. He's spent 1-5 and half of six to tell us what we already have in Christ!!!!

He actually gets into a few verses on how to deal w/ temptation 6:11-18

Faith step1-6:10	practical 6:11-18
consider yourself to be dead to sin and alive to God	1. Consider yourselves to be dead to sin and alive to God

2. Do not let sin reign in your body so that you obey its lusts

3. present yourselves as instruments of righteousness.

Make an outline of the steps in overcoming temptation

We began in verse 11 why?

If you don't believe you are dead to sin, you see yourself as a weak sinner, and you will become what you see.

The issue is, how are you seeing yourself?

1. believe and claim promise of what you are in Christ! dead to sin and alive to Christ on the basis of the death and res of Christ, not my feelings or growth!

2. Don't let sin reign! (Paul doesn't pull any punches!) The prevailing philosophy is God understands and he'll always forgive me. That's 7th day catholicism. People have no expectation of getting past the same old sins. There's no hope from God of ever getting over it.

3. You now have the choice, under your new master to do right, and you can't expect to stay in belief while still surrendering your body's members to unrighteousness.

What does it mean to be under grace? Sin is not your master!! Under grace means not to be mastered by sin. the only way to be free not to sin is by God's grace. and conversely if you are under law it means you are a slave to sin.

v. 16 To whom you yield yourself, (choice of will) you are a slave. two choices. sin and obedience resulting either in death or righteousness. coming home by dance hall story

What is Paul doing to you?