I was wondering how some on here understand Romans 6:14's "For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace."
I think the answer can be found using several preceding verses:
Rom 5:13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law....)
Rom 5:20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: 21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Rom 6:9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
Seeing that the Law = Evidence of Sin, and Sin = Death
and further, that Christ triumphed over Sin AND Death! Now we are given the ability through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit to do the same, sin has no dominion over us any longer.
Now from my personal perspective: If I am bound to obey a set of external controls (Law), I must concentrate constantly on those controls and worry constantly about staying in their bounds, otherwise punishment will ensue. Strict obedience is contrary to my human nature, my flesh. Punishment (ie God's wrath) is terrifying and engenders fear in me more than anything else. So I'll "obey, or else".
If I understand that a way has been made to satisfy God's wrath and that it involved freeing me forever from the fear of punishment and living obsessed by a set of external controls, my overwhelming reaction is gratitude, love and a deep heart desire to obey. Totally different motivation.
Are you looking or signs or is that under law?
Exactly. I personally think that some find solace in the supposed fact they will cease to exist upon death. To me this really encourages party hearty (sin).I think the answer can be found using several preceding verses:
Rom 5:13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law....)
Rom 5:20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: 21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Rom 6:9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
Seeing that the Law = Evidence of Sin, and Sin = Death
and further, that Christ triumphed over Sin AND Death! Now we are given the ability through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit to do the same, sin has no dominion over us any longer.
Now from my personal perspective: If I am bound to obey a set of external controls (Law), I must concentrate constantly on those controls and worry constantly about staying in their bounds, otherwise punishment will ensue. Strict obedience is contrary to my human nature, my flesh. Punishment (ie God's wrath) is terrifying and engenders fear in me more than anything else. So I'll "obey, or else".
If I understand that a way has been made to satisfy God's wrath and that it involved freeing me forever from the fear of punishment and living obsessed by a set of external controls, my overwhelming reaction is gratitude, love and a deep heart desire to obey. Totally different motivation.
I was wondering how some on here understand Romans 6:14's "For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace."
I was wondering how some on here understand Romans 6:14's "For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace."
Understanding is relevant to knowing what the word of God is about; it is about the word of God, the word is about the word.
Grace is the whole word of God essentially, the law is the revelation of sin and without the law you can't escape its dominion.
The dominion is lost when the whole word of God places you on the other side of the veil without the law and sets you in heavenly places without the works of the law.
These scriptures clearly teach; that you dont have to be under the law to be under grace. Under grace there are thousands of commandments to that address sin.
Actually, by being under the law you'll be a condemn sinner.
Rom 6:12
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions.
Rom 6:13
Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness.
Rom 6:14
For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
The sciptures explains that "you're not under the law but under grace"Roman 6 the first chapter I ever memorized.
If you would go back and read what I said you would see that the law is contained in the grace of God; it wasn't done away with but simply changed.
Grace couldn't be grace without the law.
The sciptures explains that "you're not under the law but under grace"
Rom 6:14
For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
Your comments undermind clear scriptures because you're under the law.