Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 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.” For many this is a difficult portion, but from divine viewpoint the death of Christ was essential in order for us to life, not just a natural life, but one that the spark of Christ operating by the work of the Holy Ghost within us as we go from faith to faith, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. Listen to this powerful portion and discover where you are at in the things concerning God and the Savior. Have you been baptized unto his death? “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism unto death: that like as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” Romans 6:4

       Now listen carefully. Many don’t understand this simple principle of life. “For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection.” How is this possible? “Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with hi, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.” WOW! Ever since the beginning man has been in bondage to sin, for by the sin of one all were deemed as unrighteous. But thanks be to God, He sent his own Son, to come and testify to the goodness of God that leads a man to repentance. Listen to these verses and live. “KNOWING this, that our old man, (the man of sin), is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.” Sin invaded our lives from the very beginning, and we know this because all sin. But God, for his great love for us, offered us a provision to not only life this life, but to live in faith of what God provides for us who believe. “For he that is dead is freed from sin.” Didn’t we just say from the scripture, that knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him?

       “Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him.” What did Christ do after he was crucified? He rose from the dead, and ascended up into heaven. “Knowing (very important) that Christ being raised from the dead dies no more: death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he lives, he lives unto God.” Hallelujah!

       This is important and will change your life if you accept it. “Likewise reckon yourselves to be dead unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Invite Him into your heart today if you have not already done that. “Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof, neither yield your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin, but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are raised from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.” Everyone will stand before God at some point in eternity future. Some will hear well done thou faithful servant, while others hear, depart from me ye workers of iniquity. Think about that and ponder in your heart and make a decision.

       Why was the Law given. We speak of the Ten Commandments. That all men would be guilty before God, because there are none righteous in themselves, but righteousness comes by faith in the one who calls out unto you. Jesus came to seek and to save. Are listening? In Romans 6 in verse 16 we read: “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.” Looking forward I hope your open your mind and heart to God and ask Christ to be your Savior! Listen to this portion and I hope it helps you make a decision. “I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants of unrighteousness and to iniquity unto iniquity, even so yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. Listen carefully, Your fruit then according to verse 21 was death. But verse 22 says, “But now being made free from sin, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ. Invite him into your heart today if you have not already done that, and if you have, walk in Him, revealing the life of Christ through you to others might come unto Him who calls them. God is for you, not against you. If he were against us he never would have come to save us.