Position to Practice- 10/20/2024

In the previous passage (Romans 6:1-11), Paul teaches us that we have been set free from sin (v. 7). He uses the imagery of baptism in which we identify with Jesus in his death and resurrection (v. 3-5). When Paul says that we are set free from sin, he is describing our Christian position. In today’s passage, Paul teaches us how to stay free from sin. Staying free from sin is our Christian practice. As Christians, we often find ourselves wrestling with the tension between position and practice. We know we have been set free from sin, and yet we still struggle with the desire to sin every day. We know our position, but we haven’t learned how to put it into practice. Paul’s heart in writing this passage is to help us move from position to practice, living in the fullness of freedom that has been purchased for us by Jesus.