Romans 6:3-11

Romans 6:3-11

Have You Left Your First Love?

Rom 6:3  Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

Rom 6:4  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.

Rom 6:5  For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

Rom 6:6  Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

Rom 6:7  For he that is dead is freed from sin.

Rom 6:8  Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:

Rom 6:9  Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.

Rom 6:10  For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

Rom 6:11  Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

1. A Believer that has Fallen into Sin Has Forgotten the Love of Christ. He
1. He has left his first love in order to return his affections to the things of the world.

                                                              i.      Revelation 2:4-5 

2. Have You Forgotten that You Have Been Baptized into Christ? – vs. 3-5
1. Our water baptism was a symbolic, public declaration of the internal faith that was going on within us. When we get lost in sin, we need to return to the simple childlike faith that motivated us to join a local church and make a public confession of our love for Jesus.

                                                              i.      Paul gives two illustrations to demonstrate his point

1.      We were buried – for you to be free you need to put the past behind you and stop digging up the old, rotting man. Once you bury a body it is never a good idea to dig it up

a.       Colossians 2:12-15 

2.      We were planted – When you let go of self and bury him in the ground, God begins a new work within you and a new man in Christ can begin to spring forth. Growth takes time be patient with new believers who are growing and have not yet broken through to visibility yet.

a.       Psalm 92:13 

3. Have You Forgotten that You Have Been Crucified with Christ? – vs. 6-8
1. Let the old self be crucified with Christ – one that is crucified with Christ no longer serves his own will (or desires) but longs to serve his Savior.

                                                              i.      Luke 9:23-24 

2. Die to sin – this is your old nature that is driven by lust and self-satisfaction.

                                                              i.      Romans 8:12-14 

3. Be set free from sin

                                                              i.      Galatians 2:20 

4. Trust that Christ will make you alive in Him

                                                              i.      Galatians 5:22-26 

4. Have You Forgotten that You Have Been Raised from the Dead in Christ? – vs. 9-11
1. Christ died for sin once – it is not necessary to sacrifice Christ over and over for sin. He paid for all sin past, present and future in one moment on the cross. Often Christians doubt the sufficiency of Christ work on the cross and they look for ways to pay for it themselves.

                                                              i.      Hebrews 10:12-18 

2. Christ is now seated at the right hand of the Father interceding for you – Christ is not busy paying for each and every new sin that you commit; instead he is involved in a continual work of intercession for the believer.

                                                              i.      Hebrews 1:1-3 

3. Accept that your new nature in Christ is the same. He died once, now He is in glory – The storms of life distract us from the power of God to hold us fast.

                                                              i.      Hebrews 6:17-20