we need to understand what Christ has done and has been for us and until then, we will be squabbling in the dungeon of self pity and reckoning ourselves as sinners while we have been made something else, so here we go .Hope you get lessed by this .
Many of us believers under grace heard already that we are already dead to sin.. But how ? Many of us know this ,but including me there's a lack of revelation on this "subject”. Sometimes Our Standards daily thoughts give us an answer of what we believe.. Why there's no condemnation when we sin? How many times we heard people saying that we must try to dead to Sin. The more we try the more become alive any tendency of Sin.
So let us understand what to be really Dead to sin means .
Rom 6:7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.Rom 6:8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:Rom 6:9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead died no more; death had no more dominion over him.Rom 6:10 For in that He died, He died unto sin once: but in that He lived, He lived unto God.Rom 6:11 Likewise reckon you also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord Rom 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.Rom 6:15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. All words "Sin" here are a NOUN,never a VERB, only once in vs 15 is a Verb but what that means ?
In Romans the word Sin is mentioned : 47 times – in Greek - SIN hamartia-(NOUN) (SINGULAR, people place or think) Only once - hamartano- SIN (VERB) a sinful action and deed
Every-time that we find in Romans Jesus death or our death with Him its always in the “Past Tense”
In the Greek is :
“Aorist Tense”- Denotes a act and a definitive action in the past... In other words, It has happen!!
"Perfect Tense"- Denotes a act completely done, completely ended and never to be repeated with a result effect in the present.
This two tenses are used every time that is talking about Jesus Death or our death with Him, our Co- crucifixion
When Jesus Cried at the Cross“ IT IS FINISHED” its a perfect tense, means that will not be repeated again. He as finished the work of removing our sin (NOUN) once and for all. We are eternally free from Sin (NOUN)
so we know that we have been set free from sin and not to sin. This is as a consequence of Christs death and ressurection.His death is our certificate of life, His life our certificate of victory.
there is something significant about Christ's ressurection. It was not enough that he just died for our sins but also with that one act of propitiation, He ressurected so that we can have a new lease of Life just as Romans 6:4 says .
rom6:4
the baptism of Christ In which we share In an equal stature shows us how dead
we are and how alive and active we have raised up to life to walk in a kainos
new way of life to the glory of God.(Kainos amplified)
Christ's previous deeds guarantees our freedom . Emmanuel seeks to reveal more of How indeed dead we are to sin.
with Him, our Co- crucifixion
When Jesus Cried at the Cross“ IT IS FINISHED” its a perfect tense, means that will not be repeated again. He as finished the work of removing our sin (NOUN) once and for all. We are eternally free from Sin (NOUN)
But in the Bible context what means ( SIN) as a NOUN ?
But wait ? Which Sin? Notice that the word Sin here is a NOUN (SINGULAR)..
THE QUESTION IS . How Jesus died to Sin?
a To sinful actions and deeds
b. To the imputation, penalty and condemnation of Sin
Did Jesus die for sinful actions and behavior? No, why? Because he had none. In different places of the Bible says that “He, Jesus, knew no sin, in Him had no sin,He did no sin.
2 Corinthians 5:21
God made him who had no SIN (HAMARTIA) to be SIN (HAMARTIA) for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God
John 1:29 says Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world!
This SIN here that John is talking about is about the IMPUTATION OF SIN (Hamartia)Noun, not for Plural SINS (Hamartano) Verb...
But Which Imputation of SIN? Lets see Romans 5:17-21
Rom 5:17 For if by one man's offense death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) Rom 5:18 Therefore as by the offense of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. Rom 5:19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. Rom 5:20 Moreover the law entered, that the offense might abound. But where sin(HAMARTIA) abounded, grace did much more abound: Rom 5:21 That as SIN (Hamartia)had reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
In the context of Romans 5 Paul is talking about the "ONE JUDGMENT AND CONDEMNATION" that came upon ALL man... By the disobedience of Adam all Humanity became Guilty before the Lord.
The Word Condemnation in this verse is "katakrima" that means (an adverse sentence (the verdict): - condemnation), and is the very same word that Paul use for Romans 8:1 when he says " There's no condemnation for those who are in Christ.
there is truly no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus for the law of spirit of life has set us free rom the law of sin and death .
