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28th October 2004, 05:51 PM
“Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be
dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God
through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:11).
One of the major problems in Christianity is
the refusal to accept our historical death and
burial with Jesus Christ. Consequently, we are
unable to experience the impartation of resurrection
life. In my forty-some years of preaching,
I have discovered that the average husband and
the average wife do not want to hear anything
about burial because a person has to die before
they get buried! Often, these marriages crystallize
into one long battle over things they should
have died to years before.
Reckon in Romans 6:11 is an accounting term,
meaning that we are to ‘calculate’ ourselves as
being dead to this world. Our reckoning must be
based upon absolute truth, historical fact, and
present reality. “Whatsoever is not of faith is sin”
(Romans 14:23). In order for our lives to be experientially
accurate in Christ, we must recognize
the historical accuracy of our death and
burial with Him. We are to yield our bodies to
God, allowing ourselves to become instruments
of His righteousness.
dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God
through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:11).
One of the major problems in Christianity is
the refusal to accept our historical death and
burial with Jesus Christ. Consequently, we are
unable to experience the impartation of resurrection
life. In my forty-some years of preaching,
I have discovered that the average husband and
the average wife do not want to hear anything
about burial because a person has to die before
they get buried! Often, these marriages crystallize
into one long battle over things they should
have died to years before.
Reckon in Romans 6:11 is an accounting term,
meaning that we are to ‘calculate’ ourselves as
being dead to this world. Our reckoning must be
based upon absolute truth, historical fact, and
present reality. “Whatsoever is not of faith is sin”
(Romans 14:23). In order for our lives to be experientially
accurate in Christ, we must recognize
the historical accuracy of our death and
burial with Him. We are to yield our bodies to
God, allowing ourselves to become instruments
of His righteousness.