Romans 6:1-4 NIV
"What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life."
Are you dead? Dead to the flesh and alive in Christ through the Holy Spirit?
Too often, people misuse verses like Romans 3:23, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God," to justify a lifestyle of ongoing sin. Paul’s words were never meant to excuse sin but to point us to the power of transformation in Jesus Christ.
If that were not the case, his many warnings throughout Scripture and Christ’s own call to repentance would be in direct contradiction. As Revelation 21:7–8 reminds us, unrepentant sin leads to the second death:
"The cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile... their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death."
My friend, if you have truly died to sin and been made new in Christ, your life should reflect that change.
John 14:26 says: "But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit... will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you."
Yes, temptations remain, but the Spirit and Word of God lead us back to truth, rescuing us from Satan’s end, as declared in Revelation 20:10:
"The devil... was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur... and will be tormented day and night forever and ever."
Don’t "play church." Salvation is not just receiving mercy and grace, it demands life transformation through surrender to God’s will, guided daily by Christ and the Holy Spirit.
Heed the warnings. Walk with Jesus Christ, so that when He returns as the living Word (Revelation 19:13), you may hear the words we all long for:
"Well done, my good and faithful servant!" (Matthew 25:23)
