Why will sin not have dominion over you according to Romans 6:14?
Romans 6:14 teaches that sin, or the old Adamic nature, shall not have dominion over the believer because the believer is not under the Law but under Grace. Law and Grace are two totally different concepts, as different as pitch midnight and high noon sunlight.
Les teaches that Romans 6:14-15 comes up while considering the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6, which is under the Law and therefore legal. He explains that many in the Bible Belt have no concept of the difference between Law and Grace, though the difference is as great as between pitch midnight and high noon sunlight. Paul says in Romans 6:14 that sin, or the old Adamic nature, shall not have dominion over you because you are not under the Law but under Grace. Les says this tells us there are two totally different concepts, and then Paul goes on in verse 15 with “What then?”
For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
More Questions
What does sin refer to in Romans 6:14?
In Romans 6:14, 'sin' refers to the old Adamic nature.
In Romans 6:14, what does old Adam mean?
In Romans 6:14, the old Adam and the old sin nature are synonymous, interchangeable ways of referring to the sin that shall not have dominion over you.