What is the promise for those who have died with Christ in Romans 6:8?
Romans 6:8 promises that those who have been dead with Christ believe they shall also live with Him. This life comes by resurrection power; they have been raised in resurrection power, made a new person and a whole new being, and placed into Christ.
Les explains that Romans 6:8 follows the truth that believers have been baptized or identified into Christ's death. If we have been crucified with Him, buried with Him, and dead with Christ, then we believe that we shall also live with Him. That life is by resurrection power, not human effort or outward baptism. Les says we have been raised in resurrection power, are a new person and a whole new being, and are now placed into Christ. This connects to God's work in the invisible area of the soul and spirit, which human hands cannot touch.
Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
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Why did Paul explain these truths about death to sin in Romans 6?
Paul teaches about our death with Christ in Romans 6 to increase believers' faith in their position as those who are dead with Christ.