We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. NIV Romans 6:4
To enter into the experience of entire sanctification we must first have the burial of the old life. Death leads to resurrection-a resurrection into the life of Jesus Christ. Nothing can upset such a life, it is one with God for one purpose, to be a witness to Him and for Him.
When most of us go to a funeral, it is not with much excitement. Death means you stop being. We do not strive for death, but the dying being baptized into His death.
Have you had your “old life” funeral yet? In the first part of the sixth chapter of Romans Paul asks us how can we live in sin if it is dead to us.
Paul often used this writing technique: He pauses in the middle of an argument to answer objections or questions that may be occurring to the reader.
Now isn't that awesome! Who would have thought? Two thousand years ago when Paul was receiving this inspired word from God , me, a reader, would be reading chapter six in Romans and be asking questions just like they did then.
That is why it is so important to take God's Word as a whole, not just in part. Even Rasputin concluded, “I'll sin more to earn more forgiveness.” He lived a weird and bizarre life of immorality.
Take God's word as a whole. Read on. In Romans chapter eight, like a gust of fresh air, we get one of the most hopeful passages in the Bible.
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. NIV Romans 8:26
Mainly, the Spirit teaches us the benefits of being a child of God. The old man must die first, that the new man live a new life.
