#I AM DEAD TO SIN SERIES#

And where sin abounds, grace much more has abounded. In fact, it doesn't matter how far-reaching your sin is, it doesn't matter how vast your sin is, it doesn't matter how consummate your sin is, it doesn't matter the degree to which your sin has gone or the frequency of it or the heinousness of it, no matter what the level, amount of your sin might be, His grace is enough. Quite on the other hand, God has done it all, and God by grace, because of His great love, will forgive a sinner who puts his faith in Jesus Christ. No, in fact, there is nothing that anyone can do to have their sins forgiven and to be made right with God. Not based upon anything a man or a woman does, not based upon their good deeds, their religious activities not based upon their good intentions or their lofty motives. And then most startlingly in chapter 3, verse 21 onto the end of chapter 5 he said that God had made a provision for man's sin and that that provision was by grace. Well, do you remember that in the first three chapters of Romans, through chapter 3 verse 20, Paul was very careful to delineate the utter sinfulness of man? And he showed how sinful all the human race is. “What shall we say, then? Are we to continue in sin that grace might increase? May it never be.” And that might force you to ask the question: Why would he ever say anything like that? Why would he ever assume that we would want to continue in sin in order that grace might abound? Paul introduces this chapter and its discussion with some very interesting words. This morning I want to drawn your attention to chapter 6, just another perspective, another enrichment of our understanding of the significance of our salvation. And so we've looked at chapter 3 and we've looked at chapter 5.

#I AM DEAD TO SIN SERIES#

Twice in the 22 years I've been here we've gone through the book of Romans from beginning to end, the first time in a rather brief fashion, the second time in a somewhat prolonged way.īut we finished our series in 1 Thessalonians and we're about to embark upon a series in 2 Thessalonians in the fall, but in this little sort of bridge during the final weeks of summer, I've been prompted in my heart to go back to the book of Romans and hit some of the mountain peak texts that help us to understand the meaning of salvation. It was along that line that I'm sure the Lord prompted my own heart to go back in time and go back and study to the book of Romans. Our 'Fundamentals of the Faith' classes have been populated to the place of overflowing as people are coming in to learn the basics of the Christian faith. Our church continues, then, to be populated with new, young Christians and many people are asking basic questions about the Christian life, spiritual life, the meaning of salvation, its implications.

It really shows the fruit of your prayers and your efforts and your faithful evangelism. We continue to be so blessed by God as Sunday night after Sunday night we hear the testimony of those being baptized. One of the great joys of my life and I know yours is the large number of new Christians that have been joining our church.

I am dead to sin