Dead to Sin Alive to God-6

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.

This body of sin was put out of business. It can no longer dominate my life. It can no longer rule over my consciousness, because that old man was crucified with Christ.

As Christians our biggest problem is with our flesh. For our flesh is still seeking to make its demands on us. Our flesh will still bring us under its control and power. As a Christian there is a warfare that is going on in me, for the flesh is warring against my spirit and my spirit is warring against my flesh and these two are contrary to each other.

There is this battle going on for the control of my mind, the control of my life. My flesh still wants to sit on the throne of my life and the spirit wants to sit on the throne of my life and there is a battle waging raging, actually, over the control of my life itself, the flesh and the spirit. I don’t always do the things that I would. Then I shall be what I would be, and I shall be what I should be, things that are now nor could be soon shall be our own. The battle will be over one of these days and my spirit leaves this old body of flesh. I am still living in the body, that is my big problem. If I weren’t living in this body any longer then I would have no problems. But I am still living in the body, and as long as I am living in this body it is going to struggle for supremacy, and thus, I must keep my body under. You remember Paul the apostle said, "I beat myself to keep my body under."

It is a struggle. It is a fight. My body wants control again. It wants to sit on the throne. I have to keep my body under. The way to do that is to reckon that old self to be dead. It is a reckoning process. "Lord, that is a part of the old life dominated by my flesh. I reckon that to be dead. That flare up, Lord, that belongs to the old life, that bitterness that belongs to the old life, that anger that belongs to the old life, that is dead." Thank God that it is dead. I don’t have to live under that domination anymore. That was crucified with Christ and I am now living a new life in the resurrected Lord. So the old man was crucified with Him. But the body of sin might be put out of business, that I shouldn’t serve sin any longer.

Knowing...

γινώσκω

ginōskō

ghin-oce'-ko

A prolonged form of a primary verb; to “know” (absolutely), in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as shown at left, with others not thus clearly expressed): - allow, be aware (of), feel, (have) known (-ledge), perceive, be resolved, can speak, be sure, understand.

this,...

τοῦτο

touto

too'-to

Neuter, singular, Nomitive or accusative of the he she or it, that is this or that; that thing: - here [-unto], it, partly, self [-same], so, that (intent), the same, there [-fore, -unto], this, thus, where [-fore].

that...

ὅτι

hoti

hot'-ee

Neuter of which some, that is, any that as conjugation; demonstrative that (sometimes redundant); causatively because: - as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.

our...

ἡμῶν

hēmōn

hay-mone'

Genitive plural of I me; of (or from) us: - our (company), us, we.

This is none other than Satan himself, "the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience" (Eph. 2:2; 4:22-24; Col. 3:9; John 8:44; 1Jn. 3:8; 5:18). To call this the old Adamic nature is erroneous, for nothing happened to Adam other than his submission to Satan and a moral fall. Adam had the same body, soul, and spirit after the fall as before. The only difference was a change of masters. There is no such thing as an old nature other than man’s own body, soul, and spirit dominated by satanic powers, as in the above passages.

old...

παλαιός

palaios

pal-ah-yos'

From G3819; antique, that is, not recent, worn out: - old.

man...

ἄνθρωπος

anthrōpos

anth'-ro-pos

From properly as an individual male and ὤψ ōps (the countenance; from to gaze as with wide open eyes); manfaced, that is, a human being: - certain, man.

Being "dead to sin" (Rom. 6:2), "crucified with him" (Rom. 6:6), "dead with Christ" (Rom. 6:8), "dead to the law" (Rom. 7:4), and like expressions are common among Hebrews, Greeks, Latins, and other people. To die to a thing or person, is to have nothing to do with and to be totally separated from it or him. To live to a person or a thing is to be wholly given up to and to have intimate connection with that person or thing. Having the old man crucified means that one has no further dealings with him. In fact, 1Jn. 5:18 says the wicked one does not touch the one who is born again.

is crucified with...

συσταυρόω

sustauroō

soos-tow-ro'-o

From union, with or together and to impale on the cross; to impale in company with (literally or figuratively): - crucify with.

him, that...

ἵνα

hina

hin'-ah

Probably from the same as the former part of him her, it, them (through the demonstrative idea; compare definite article, the); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result): - albeit, because, to the intent (that), lest, so as, (so) that, (for) to.

the...

ὁ, ἡ, τό

ho hē to

ho, hay, to

The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom): - the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

United in the likeness of His death,” because the statement is assumed to be true and is true. It affirms the certainty of the second clause of the sentence, which promises that believers are united with Christ in the likeness of His resurrection.

body...

σῶμα

sōma

so'-mah

From safe to save, that is, deliver or protect; the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively: - bodily, body, slave.

of sin...

ἁμαρτία

hamartia

ham-ar-tee'-ah

From properly to miss the mark; sin (properly abstract): - offense, sin (-ful).

to make useless; without effect.

might be destroyed,...

καταργέω

katargeō

kat-arg-eh'-o

From down- place or time: - about, according as and to be idle, that is, to delay: - linger; to be (render) entirely idle (useless), literally or figuratively: - abolish, cease, cumber, deliver, destroy, do away, become (make) of no (none, without) effect, fail, loose, bring (come) to nought, put away (down), vanish away, make void.

that henceforth...

μηκέτι

mēketi

may-ket'-ee

From not, lest; also and yet, still, of time or degree; no further: - any longer, (not) henceforth, hereafter, no henceforward (longer, more, soon), not any more.

we...

ἡμᾶς

hēmas

hay-mas'

Accusative plural of I, me; us: - our, us, we.

should not serve...

δουλεύω

douleuō

dool-yoo'-o

From a slave, voluntary or involuntary; to be a slave to (literally or figuratively, involuntarily or voluntarily): - be in bondage, (do) serve (-ice).

sin... see of sin above.