According to Paul in Romans 6, what must we do in relation to Christ's death?
Paul makes plain in Romans 6 that believers must identify with what Christ accomplished on their behalf on the cross. This identification means recognizing that He died our death, fulfilling God's demand that the soul that sins must die, and that the old self was crucified with Him.
Les explains that Romans 6 makes plain we have to identify with what Christ accomplished on our behalf on the cross. As the Holy Spirit enlightens our understanding and regenerates the old dead spirit, we realize that yes, we have died: the ego, the I, the old Adam was crucified. It was placed on the cross in the mind of God because God did it on our behalf. When we do that, He regenerates our spirit by that outside power, fellowship is restored, and He comes to dwell in the person of the Holy Spirit. The old sin nature becomes a new divine nature, and this begins to affect the body and our Christian walk as we grow in grace and knowledge. Paul stresses that Christ fulfilled God's demand that the soul that sins must surely die; He died my death.
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What does Romans 6 teach that we must do with Christ's death?
In Romans 6 Paul makes plain that we have to identify with what Christ accomplished on our behalf on the cross, and that this identification happens through what Christ did.