Talbot - Addresses on Romans

ADDRESSES ON ROMANS

How shall we that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?" (verse 2). Then he leads us on into a deeper meaning of the cross, which he has not presented before in this epistle. He shows how every saved soul is united to Christ in His death. burial, and resurrection. For such a redeemed soul to desire to "continue in sin" is unthinkable! He is crucified with Christ, buried with Christ, raised with Christ. These are wonderful words: "Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life" (verses 3, 4). Here we see set forth the great doctrine of identification with Christ, as expressed by Paul again in Gal. 2:20 : "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I. but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me." Let me repeat: In the first five chapters of Romans we see that the Lord Jesus died for a guilty world; in chapters six, seven, and eight we see that the sinner saved by grace has died with Christ. In the economy of God, He sees us identi~ fled with His well~beloved Son, our Saviour. If I asked how many of you "listening in" over the radio to this message this morning believe Christ died for you, literally hundreds of you would respond in your hearts, testifying before God that on the cross He shed His blood for you. But here is a far deeper meaning of the cross, my friends. If you and I are ever to know anything of transformation, we must get this truth also! We must be able to say, with Paul: "'I am crucified with Christ.' At Calvary I was united with Him in death.'' Even as the two thieves were crucified at Calvary with our Lord, so also Paul could say, "I am crucified with Christ.'' You and Pag~ 94] " CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST"- "BURIED WITH HIM"

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