SECTION OUTLINE SIX (ROMANS 6)
Paul introduces God’s threefold method leading to
sanctification.
I. Step
1—Know (6:1–10): Believers must be aware of three facts.
A.
They have been crucified with Christ (6:1–3).
B.
They have been resurrected with Christ (6:4–5).
C.
They are now both dead and alive (6:6–10).
1. Dead to their sin (6:6–7): We
should no longer be slaves to sin, for we have been crucified with Christ.
2. Alive in the Savior (6:8–10):
We are now to live in the resurrection power of the one who rose from the dead
and is forever alive.
II. Step
2—Reckon (6:11): We are to count our crucifixion and resurrection as
accomplished events.
III. Step
3—Yield (6:12–23): Paul describes two kinds of yielding.
A.
The wrong kind (6:12–13a): We are not to yield the members of our body as tools
of wickedness.
B.
The right kind (6:13b–23)
1. The confusion (6:15a): “Since
God’s grace has set us free from the law, does this mean we can go on sinning?”
2. The correction (6:15b–18): “Of
course not! Don’t you realize that whatever you choose to obey becomes your
master? You can choose sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God
and receive his approval.”
3. The challenge (6:13b–14,
19–22): We are to yield the members of our body as tools of righteousness.
4. The conclusion
(6:23)
a. “The wages of
sin is death” (6:23a).
b. “The free gift
of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord” (6:23b).
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