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DEAD TO SIN— ALIVE UNTO GOD Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6:11). Introduction The true significance of Christian baptism: Question: If we are under grace, what is there to keep us from sin ning? Why not continue in sin that grace may abound? Answer: May it not be so! We have died to sin. I. Being Dead to Sin. A. When did this death to sin take place? 1. Not at our faith, our repent ance, or any act of consecra tion on our part. 2. Took place when Christ died on the cross. B. When did we appropriate the death of Christ to ourselves? 1. Not in faith — faith is dead without proving works. 2. Not in repentance — must bring forth fruits meet for repentance — in Christian baptism. 3. “Buried therefore with him by baptism unto death.” a. This is the first obedience of faith. b. This is the first fruit of repentance. In re-enacting the gospel, we appropriate the benefits of the gospel. C. Are you dead in sin or dead to sin? II. The True Significance of Christian Baptism. A. God worked out in facts of his tory His plan of salvation, cul minating in the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. B. We work out in facts of our own experience our acceptance of that salvation. C. The most important fact is that one is “raised with him in new ness of life.” III. Being Alive Unto God. A. Reckon yourselves dead. B. God already considers you dead. C. Too many want God to reckon them one way while they reckon themselves another. D. Know that you are alive unto God. Come, enter into this glorious ex perience. Conclusion
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