Romans 6:11
So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
English Standard Version (ESV)
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The critical word here is "reckon," which isn't about a feeling or a wish, but a firm decision based on a reality established in Christ. We're not just supposed to be dead to sin and alive to God; in Christ, we are, and we are called to live in light of that truth.
Paul is urging believers to actively live out their new identity in Christ, following the discussion about baptism signifying death to sin and life with God. He's moving from the theological reality of their union with Christ in his death and resurrection to the practical implications for their daily lives. This verse serves as the immediate springboard for further exhortations on how they should conduct themselves now that they are no longer slaves to sin.
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logizomai · Greek Verb
To reckon, count, or logically conclude something as true based on a reality or fact. In a theological sense, it is the deliberate application of faith to the truth of one's position in Christ.
hamartia · Greek Noun
In this context, referring to the power and principle of sin that remains in fallen humanity. It denotes a state of separation from God and active rebellion against His will.
Christos Iēsous · Greek Noun
The promised Messiah, the Son of God. It signifies the believer's union with Him; because He died and rose, the believer shares in that reality.
henryRomans 6:11-15: "Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord."
6:11-15 The strongest motives against sin, and to enforce holiness, are here stated. Being made free from the reign of sin, alive unto God, and having the prospect of eternal life, it becomes believers to be greatly concerned to advance thereto. But, as unholy lusts are not quite rooted out in this life, it must be the care of the Christian to resist their motions,…
meyerRomans 6:11: "Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Romans 6:11 . Application of Romans 6:10 to the readers. Although in Romans 6:10 there was no mention of a λογίζεσθαι on the part of Christ, we are not, with Griesbach and Koppe, to break up the discourse by the punctuation: οὗτω καὶ ὑμεῖς λογίζεσθε κ . τ . λ [1432] (comp on the contrary Luke 17:10 ). Accordingly reckon ye yourselves also (like Christ) as dead , etc. λ…
The critical word here is "reckon," which isn't about a feeling or a wish, but a firm decision based on a reality established in Christ. We're not just supposed to be dead to sin and alive to God; in Christ, we are, and we are called to live in light of that truth.
Paul is urging believers to actively live out their new identity in Christ, following the discussion about baptism signifying death to sin and life with God. He's moving from the theological reality of their union with Christ in his death and resurrection to the practical implications for their daily lives. This verse serves as the immediate springboard for further exhortations on how they should conduct themselves now that they are no longer slaves to sin.
"So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus." — The critical word here is "reckon," which isn't about a feeling or a wish, but a firm decision based on a reality established in Christ. We're not just to be dead to sin and alive to God;…
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