Our Sin, His Righteousness (Pt. 6)

We know that our old self

was crucified with him in order

that the body of sin might be

brought to nothing, so that

we would no longer be

enslaved to sin.

For one who has died has

been set free from sin.

Romans 6:6-7

Once we have been

born again in Christ

we are no longer

“SINNERS”

according to the

New Testament

definition of sinner (hamartōlos):

“one who is devoted to sin,

not free from sin,

pre-eminently sinful,

especially wicked,

heathen.”

Strongs Dictionary

The relationship of sin

to the Christian has changed…

it is no longer a friend,

it is an enemy;

it is no longer the natural

outworking of who they are

but antithetical to who they are.

“…by the new birth a

radical break with sin takes place.

Although the character of sin

in the Christian is no different

from its character before

he became a child of God,

the status of sin has been

dramatically changed.”

~Sinclair Ferguson, The Christian Life

“ taketh away

by justification that

it should not condemn,

by sanctification that

it should not reign,

by glorification that it

should not be…”

~ John Owen

In the New Testament

every Christian is now

a SAINT,

a HOLY ONE.

Yet there is

still

SIN WITHIN:

The “old man.”

A body of death!

An earthly body.

WE MUST KEEP IN MIND

that we have not yet been

delivered from the

PRESENCE

of sin.

Sin is still

present in the world.

And the Prince of Sin himself

and his minions are still

on the warpath and will

be until Christ comes again.

AND

Sin is still present within.

In our new birth a radical break

with sin took place but

the presence and character

of sin in our members

remains. It no longer

reigns however it still remains

and it is no different from before we

became a child of God.

We have indwelling sin.

And we will still sin.

So in a different sense