*THE WAY OF THE CROSS* (V)

*DAILY DEW 19TH/SEPTEMBER/2021*

*THE WAY OF THE CROSS* (V)

_Key Bible Text:_
*We know that our old man was crucified with him so that the body of sin would no longer dominate us, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin... For the death he died, he died to sin once for all, but the life he lives, he lives to God.* (Rom.6:6, 10 (NET))

_Bible Insight:_

B. THE POWER OF SIN REQUIRED DEATH AND NEW LIFE FOR DELIVERANCE.

*The power of sin is so great that we can’t be delivered from it by promising to turn over a new leaf or by sheer will power.* There had to be a death of our old man toward sin and a resurrection to new life in Jesus Christ: “... that, having died to sins, we might live to righteousness.” This is the same truth that Paul teaches in Romans 6-8, Galatians 2:20, Colossians 3:1-4, and many other places: That when Christ died, we who believe in Him died with Him. We were identified with Him in His death. When He rose from the dead, we, too, were raised to newness of life, so that the power of sin over us was broken.

This sounds wonderful, of course, but the rub is that as a Christian, I don’t feel very dead to sin. To be honest, I don’t even feel faint or weak toward sin! The same evil lusts which formerly controlled my life rear up and entice me with the same force as they did before my conversion. So it sounds like a denial of reality to say that I’m dead to sin. What does the Bible mean?

Two things, as I understand it. First, being dead to sin is an accomplished fact that takes place the instant I am united with Christ at conversion. Most Christians don’t know about it at the time, but it is still true positionally. The moment you trusted in Christ as Savior, you were identified with Him in His death on the cross, so that all the benefits of His death became yours. As Paul puts it (Rom. 6:6, 10-11)

It’s true, so believe it! “But, still,” you say, “I don’t feel dead. So how can I believe something contrary to my experience?” The key for me is to understand that by death the Bible never means cessation of existence, but rather, separation. When you die physically, your soul is separated from your body. To be identified with Christ in His death means that I am separated from the power of the old nature and from this evil world system. 

*MEDITATION*
*I am now separated from that which formerly had a stranglehold on me. I can choose to obey God rather than the lusts of the flesh.*

Culled from Steven J. Cole's "Lesson 13: The Meaning Of The Cross (1 Peter 2:24-25)"

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