"Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace."
In today's quote, Paul again assures the saved that once they have accepted Christ and have, by faith, been buried and resurrected with Him, they are also risen to remain for eternity without sin.
Paul said, "reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord."
It is a wonderful and comfortable feeling to know that through the righteousness of Jesus Christ, imputed into me because of my faith, I can no longer commit sins that might endanger my eternal soul.
Those who believe that Jesus died only to give us a second chance to live perfect lives without sin should study these lessons over and over. If you are counting on your own righteousness, or good behavior to get you into heaven, you're not going to get there.
The only means by which one can attain eternal life is through absolute faith in the freely given righteousness of Jesus Christ crucified.~
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