Weekly Sermon
Romans 6:11-13 reads, “Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. 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.”
In Romans 6:12-13 we who are God’s children are instructed, “Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. 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.” Yet is this really possible for us in this life? Can we really refuse to allow sin to reign in our mortal bodies? Can we really refuse to obey sin and the lusts of sin? Can we really refuse to yield ourselves to be used by sin? Can we really refuse to walk in the ways of unrighteousness? Can we really say, “NO,” to sin? On the other hand, can we really yield ourselves to God to live for Him? Can we really yield our members to be used of God for His glory? Can we really walk in righteousness so as to be pleasing unto the Lord our God? The answer to all of these questions rings back from the Lord our God Himself through His holy Word – Yes, we can!
The Biblical assurance that in our daily lives we really can refuse to yield ourselves unto sin and really can yield ourselves to serve God is founded upon the fundamental change that the Lord our God produced in us at that moment of our faith in Christ for salvation. Even so, the first half of 2 Corinthians 5:17 declares, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature.” In the context of Romans 6, this fundamental change is presented in Romans 6:11, wherein we are instructed, “Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.” This is the believer’s foundation for daily Christian living. Brethren, whether or not we know it and whether or not we believe it, through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ every single one of us is spiritually “dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God.” Let us then consider these truths.
Romans 6:11-13 reads, “Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. 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.”
In Romans 6:12-13 we who are God’s children are instructed, “Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. 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.” Yet is this really possible for us in this life? Can we really refuse to allow sin to reign in our mortal bodies? Can we really refuse to obey sin and the lusts of sin? Can we really refuse to yield ourselves to be used by sin? Can we really refuse to walk in the ways of unrighteousness? Can we really say, “NO,” to sin? On the other hand, can we really yield ourselves to God to live for Him? Can we really yield our members to be used of God for His glory? Can we really walk in righteousness so as to be pleasing unto the Lord our God? The answer to all of these questions rings back from the Lord our God Himself through His holy Word – Yes, we can!
The Biblical assurance that in our daily lives we really can refuse to yield ourselves unto sin and really can yield ourselves to serve God is founded upon the fundamental change that the Lord our God produced in us at that moment of our faith in Christ for salvation. Even so, the first half of 2 Corinthians 5:17 declares, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature.” In the context of Romans 6, this fundamental change is presented in Romans 6:11, wherein we are instructed, “Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.” This is the believer’s foundation for daily Christian living. Brethren, whether or not we know it and whether or not we believe it, through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ every single one of us is spiritually “dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God.” Let us then consider these truths.