Lesson 198: Romans 6:14
Lesson 198: Romans 6:14
Romans 6:14
The Blueprint — The Verse
For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace.
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The Context — The History
Paul addresses Christians tempted to sin because grace abounds. Baptism into Christ's death breaks sin's dominion; believers live under grace's empowering lordship rather than law's condemning pressure alone.
The Narrative — The Lead-Up
Romans 6 teaches death to sin through union with Christ's death and resurrection. Paul concludes that sin must not reign in mortal bodies because believers are under grace, not law as mere master.
The Echo — Follow-on Verses
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Romans 6:13
Also, do not present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God, as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
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Read the verse immediately before this lesson (Romans 6:13) to hear the lead-in to the passage.
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Romans 6:15
What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under law, but under grace? May it never be!
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Read the verse immediately after this lesson (Romans 6:15) to continue the passage.
Discussion
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What sins still feel like a master in your life?
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How does being under grace empower holiness?
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What does it mean that you died to sin in baptism?