CHAPTER SIX OUTLINE

 

Outline of The Chapter:

Christ's provision for victory over sin in the Christian's life.

I. Are we to go on sinning? (1-14)

A. No! God forbid. (1,2)

[1]. We died to sin.
[2]. How can we now live in it?

B. We are now in Christ. (3,4)

[1]. Baptized into Christ
[2]. His death, burial and resurrection

C. In Christ: (5)

[1]. His death accomplished our death
[2]. His resurrection made us alive

D. The effect of death and burial (6,7)

[1]. The old man was crucified that the life of sin might be ended.
[2]. The body of sin is rendered controllable

(a). That we might not serve sin and,
(b). Be free from sin

E. The effect of the resurrection (8-10)

[1]. Resurrection power takes us beyond death
[2]. Death has no more dominion
[3]. He died once - we likewise
[4]. He liveth - we liveth unto God

F. What should we do? (11-13)

[1]. Reckon, account, or consider yourself dead
[2]. Alive unto God
[3]. Let not sin reign, nor obey sin's lust
[4]. Return your body to God for His use

G. You have victory over sin

[1]. The law provides no way back
[2]. Grace provides instantaneous recovery

II. How about just a "little" sin? (15-23)

A. No! God forbid. (15)

B. Because sin makes you a slave (16-19)

[1]. Man is meant to be a slave to someone or something
[2]. It does not have to be sin
[3]. Lost, you committed one sin after another, saved you ought to yield your members to righteousness unto holiness.

C. Because sin brings shame (20,21)

[1]. Past experience proves it ... what fruit?
[2]. What value is there in shame?

D. Because sin brings forth death (21-23)

[1]. Choose death or
[2]. Choose life

The first five chapters of Romans have dealt very specifically with the subject How can a man be justified in the sight of God? (Job 25:4). In chapters six and seven Paul interrupts his argument temporarily to deal with two very practical and commonly asked questions. In chapter six Paul deals with the question, "What about the sins of believers?" In chapter seven he takes up the matter of the 10 Commandments and their demands upon us. Then in chapter eight, Paul picks up his argument again and begins to carry on with the description of the tremendous results of being in Christ, rather than being in Adam.

Verse:

6:1 "Shall we continue in sin? (Gal. 5:13,16, Rom. 6:11,12; 1 Cor. 10:13)

"'That grace may abound" - (Jn. 7:37,38; 10:10; 2 Cor. 2:14; Rom. 8:37)

6:2 "Dead to sin" - (Rom. 6:11; 7:4,6; Gal. 2:19; Col. 2:20)

6:3 Baptized into Jesus Christ" - (Gal. 3:27; 1 Cor. 12:13)

"Baptized into his death" - (Gal. 2:20)

There is no water baptism in the chapter. Baptism is not a synonym for water. Some people see water every time baptism is mentioned, and they see baptism every time water is mentioned. There are seven baptisms in the Bible. See (Matt. 3:10-13) for three of them. Baptize means to immerse, but not necessarily by water! (Matt. 3:11).

6:4 "Baptism into death" - (Col. 2:12; Matt. 20:22,23)

"Christ was raised even so we also" - (Phil. 3:10)

"Newness of life" - (2 Cor. 5:17; Col. 3:9,10)

We are crucified with Christ (Rom. 6:6; Gal. 2:20) We are buried with Christ (verse 4) and we are risen with Christ (verse 4,5,13).

6:6 "The old man" - (Rom. 7:24; Col. 3:9; Gal. 5:24, 2:20)

"The new man" - (1 Cor. 15:47; Col. 3:10; 2 Cor. 4:4,5; Heb. 1:2,3; Rom. 13:14; Gal. 6:15; 2 Cor. 5:17; 2 Cor. 4:11; 1 Pet. 4:2)

"We should not serve sin" - (Jn. 8:34)

6:7 "Freed" - (Jn. 8:32; Rom. 6:18)

6:9 "Death has no more dominion" - (1 Cor. 15:54,55,56; Hos. 13:14; Isa. 25:8); Isaiah Chapter 25's whole context is the abolition of death.

6:10 "He died unto sin once" - (Heb. 9:26; 10:12; 2:9)

6:11 Verse 9,10 serve as examples to the believer in Christ"... death hath no more dominion ... he liveth unto God ... Likewise..."

"we are to do likewise by reckoning or considering ourselves dead.

See (2 Cor. 4:11-18; Lk. 9:23; 1 Cor. 15:31) This is what is commonly called the "victorious Christian life." You must "reckon" (verse 11), you must "yield yourselves unto God" (verse 13). It takes guts, discipline and character to live the victorious Christian life ... by the grace of God!

6:12 (Rom. 3:8; Gal. 5:13) The flesh is never satisfied, it is insatiable. The flesh works this way: fornication leads to sexual deviation which leads to sexual perversion... masochism ... sadism ... murder ...murder by torture ... mass murder and suicide. (Rom. 13:14)! The flesh is dead but it keeps on insisting that is is alive. Sin is in you, don't let it ruin your life!

6:13 (Phil. 3:10)

6:14 (Rom. 7:6; 6:9)

6:15 (Gal. 5:13; 5:16; Rom. 6:11,12)

6:16 Note the personification of sin and obedience, "to whom ye yield...sin ... obedience." (Jn. 8:34)

6:17 "Obeyed from the heart" - (Rom. 10:9,10; 1 Sam. 16:7; Eph. 6:6; 2 Tim. 2:22; 1 Tim. 1:5)

6:18 "Free from sin" - (Jn. 8:32-36; Rom. 6:22)

6:19 Paul says, "When you were lost you committed one trespass after another..."iniquity unto iniquity", now as a Christian be a zealot for the righteousness of God as you were zealous for the unrighteousness of sin.

6:20 A lost man is free from righteousness

6:21 "Death" - (Jam. 1:14,15; Rom. 1:32; 8:6,13; Pro. 14:12)

6:22 "Being made free from sin" - (Verse 18; Jn. 8:32,36)

6:23 (Heb. 2:9; Ps. 31:10; 1 Tim. 4:14; Ps. 33:19; Eph. 2:8; Rom. 5:21; 1 Cor. 15:22; Pro. 17:8)