IDENTIFIED WITH CHRIST Romans 6:1-14

At the end of our last study one might conclude that we who have been justified in Christ are now free to sin since more sin means more grace (5:20). This chapter centers around this question and addresses it from the point of view of who we are in Christ. This idea takes fully three chapters to develop and thus chs. 6-8 describes what is true of those who truly are IN CHRIST.

1. What does it mean that we died to sin? (vs 2,3,4,6,7) You might compare this to Col. 3:1-3.
   1. How did we die to sin?
   2. When did we die to sin?
2. What are some of the practical consequences of the fact that we died to sin? (vs 2,6,11,12,14)
   1. Does the fact that we died to sin mean we are no longer tempted by sin? (See Col. 3:5).
   2. Explain why we continue to have this problem with temptation?
3. Since we have died to sin, what should be our attitude and responsibility toward sin? (vs. 2, 11-13).