According to Romans 6:2, all of those who are in Christ Jesus are dead to sin. In other words, sin is no longer our master, nor are we under the wrath, judgment, and condemnation of God! Can we praise God and celebrate our death!
Spiritual Death is Worthy of Celebrating
As I read Romans 6:1-11, I notice the words die, death, died, and dead. They appear eighteen times in eleven verses. I could not help myself; I had to count them! As students of Inductive Bible Study, we know when a writer repeats a word in Scripture, he is trying to grab our attention. He has something important to communicate and does not want us to miss it. Romans 6 is a message worthy of celebrating. Did you know death is worthy of celebrating? Did you ever think about it? I know this is not the usual reaction to a death. However, in this case, it is!
The Flesh Must Die
Death is never a pleasant thing. People die every single day. We see it all of the time because death is the result of a fallen man. Genesis 2:15-17, Genesis 3:1-19. When someone dies, there often occurs sadness, mourning, and grieving. These emotions are what make us human, and they are real. If someone does not show any or at least some of these emotions when someone dies, we think something is wrong with them.
Jesus teaches in John 12:24, “unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. “
For anyone to commune with God, the flesh, the carnal part of us must die. According to Romans 6:1-11, the born again believers are united with Christ in His death. We died to sin and its eternal effects. We are alive in Him, no longer spiritually dead. Nor will we stay in the grave forever!
Through Christ Our Sin is Done Away With
Because of Christ, our body of sin is done away with. It is dead. Christ took our death and buried it with His death. Christ rose from the dead, and with His resurrection, believers are resurrected unto a new life. All things are new; the old is gone and buried in the grave no longer to be resurrected unto life!
That means that the work of Christ on our behalf is accomplished, finished. We shall never die again but live forever.
Today is a joyous day!
In this passage of Scripture, death is a good thing! Something for the believer to joy in!
|You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness, That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent. O LORD God, I will give thanks to you forever.| Psalm 30:11-12
|For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection.| Romans 6:5
Let’s live in the victory that is ours through Jesus Christ! Know, understand, and act like those who are free in Christ Jesus. You are dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Celebrate your death! Celebrate the death that has occurred in your friends and family through Jesus Christ.
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Alisa says
Hey Lisa! Yes indeed, we are dead to sin and alive in Christ! What an encouragement! I’m stopping by from Word Filled Wednesday’s link-up. Hope your having a great weekend!
Lisa says
Hi, Alisa! Yes, it is an encouragement to know we are alive in Christ!!!!! Thank you for visiting today and sharing your thoughts. Hope you are having a good week!
rmclellan1949 says
This is such a hard concept to accept in ourselves. I’m lost a lot of wonderful friends this last year but in Christ I know I will see them again. That is the comfort that helps mw say goodby. Thanks for sharing this valuable subject.
Lisa says
It is hard to accept. But, praise God He gives us the grace and faith to believe and accept it! Your very welcome, I am glad you stopped by today. God Bless!
Sarah's Attic of Treasures says
Reblogged this on and commented:
•There will be no grieving.
•There will be no mourning.
•There will be no sorrow.
There will always be Sorrow, Mourning and Grieving But there is JOY that follows Death. There needs to be Celebration of the person’s life here on earth. I Celebrate Bobby’s Life and TRY NOT TO DWELL ON HIS DEATH. Perfect timing. I commented on this in another post today.
Lisa says
Sarah, thank you so much for the reblog!I am so thankful and humbled! God Bless:)
Sarah's Attic of Treasures says
Lisa, God Bless you as well. I am a new fan of your blog.
Lisa says
Thank you Sarah! I am praying God is glorified through this blog!
Sarah's Attic of Treasures says
Lisa,
Yes he did. I don’t always comment but I have started to read your blog. Have a wonderful Thursday.
Lisa says
Praise Him! Thank you, Sarah, have a wonderful Thursday as well:) No problem with not always commenting! Glad to meet a new sister in Christ! God Bless:)
Sarah's Attic of Treasures says
God be with you and yours.
Deb Wolf says
Fantastic post, Lisa. We don’t talk much about dying with Christ. We read it in Scripture and then move on, but it is through this death that we have freedom and life. Oh, His amazing grace and love overwhelm me.
Lisa says
Thank you, Deb! You are right we do not talk much about dying with Christ. Praising God with you for the freedom we have in Christ. Sorry, it took so long to respond. Your message went to spam? God Bless!
Jaqueline says
Glory to Jesus for the finished work,we are forever grateful for this great salvation this newness of life in abundance in Christ glory alleluia y to the resurrected life in Christ
Lisa Morris says
Amen, Jaqueline!