Wonderful news! It is almost as though Paul is saying, “I said all that to say this: There is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus!” This is the pinnacle of his argument.The Law of Mos...  Read More

The battle is real, yet we choose who will have the victory in our lives.As we discussed yesterday, we have been delivered from sin’s dominion because of Christ, yet its corrupting influence is still ...  Read More

Paul is describing a struggle familiar to every believer in Christ—the dilemma of having been made spiritually alive in Christ while still living in a mortal body that has yet to experience its full r...  Read More

Paul seems to be describing sin as a type of corrupting, opportunistic force. We often associate sin with the devil, and yet sin is not synonymous with the devil. However, sin certainly found expressi...  Read More

Paul, by his own words, says that this is the main point he is trying to make: We died to the power of the law when we died with (and surrendered to) Christ, and we are now united with the One who was...  Read More

You know…it would be one thing if we had to work for our righteousness, and many are still operating under the mindset that we must do just that. Yet Paul clearly tells us that eternal life is a free ...  Read More

Are we using our bodies as instruments of sin or of righteousness?Paul is pleading with us that now that we have been set free from sin by God's grace, we should use that freedom to live righteously. ...  Read More

Do we consider ourselves dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus?I have to admit, some days I walk in this understanding more than others. I find that this tends to ebb and flow...  Read More

There will always be those who like to play “devil’s advocate,” and Paul anticipates what some might try to argue: If grace abounds more and more, then why not keep on sinning so we can experience eve...  Read More

Paul continues to emphasize this main point: Just as one man’s sin—Adam’s—brought condemnation and separation from God to everyone, so one Man’s act of righteousness brought the gift of life, forgiven...  Read More

Paul is explaining here how death entered the world through Adam’s sin. Our need for a Savior is based on this fact:“When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread ...  Read More

We were helpless in our sinful state, completely separated from God and destined for eternal damnation—but Christ! Jesus did for us what we could not do for ourselves. He saved us by paying the price ...  Read More