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Romans 6
Verse 1. The apostle here sets himself more fully to vindicate his
doctrine from the consequence above suggested, chap. iii, 7, 8. He
had then only in strong terms denied and renounced it: here he
removes the very foundation thereof.
Verse 2. Dead to sin - Freed both from the guilt and from the power of
it.
Verse 3. As many as have been baptized into Jesus Christ have been
baptized into his death - In baptism we, through faith, are
ingrafted into Christ; and we draw new spiritual life from this new
root, through his Spirit, who fashions us like unto him, and
particularly with regard to his death and resurrection.
Verse 4. We are buried with him - Alluding to the ancient manner of
baptizing by immersion. That as Christ was raised from the dead
by the glory - Glorious power. Of the Father, so we also, by the
same power, should rise again; and as he lives a new life in
heaven, so we should walk in newness of life. This, says the
apostle, our very baptism represents to us.
Verse 5. For - Surely these two must go together; so that if we are
indeed made conformable to his death, we shall also know the
power of his resurrection.
Verse 6. Our old man - Coeval with our being, and as old as the fall; our
evil nature; a strong and beautiful expression for that entire
depravity and corruption which by nature spreads itself over the
whole man, leaving no part uninfected. This in a believer is
crucified with Christ, mortified, gradually killed, by virtue of our
union with him. That the body of sin - All evil tempers, words,
and actions, which are the "members" of the "old man,"
Colossians iii, 5, might be destroyed.
Verse 7. For he that is dead - With Christ. Is freed from the guilt of past,
and from the power of present, sin, as dead men from the
commands of their former masters.
Verse 8. Dead with Christ - Conformed to his death, by dying to sin.
Verse 10. He died to sin - To atone for and abolish it. He liveth unto
God - A glorious eternal life, such as we shall live also.
Verse 12. Let not sin reign even in your mortal body - It must be subject
to death, but it need not be subject to sin.
Verse 13. Neither present your members to sin - To corrupt nature, a
mere tyrant. But to God - Your lawful King.
Verse 14. Sin shall not have dominion over you - It has neither right nor
power. For ye are not under the law - A dispensation of terror and
bondage, which only shows sin, without enabling you to conquer
it. But under grace - Under the merciful dispensation of the
gospel, which brings complete victory over it to every one who is
under the powerful influences of the Spirit of Christ.
Verse 17. The form of doctrine into which ye have been delivered -
Literally it is, The mould into which ye have been delivered;
which, as it contains a beautiful allusion, conveys also a very
instructive admonition; intimating that our minds, all pliant and
ductile, should be conformed to the gospel precepts, as liquid
metal, take the figure of the mould into which they are cast.
Verse 18. Being then set free from sin - We may see the apostles method
thus far at one view: - Chap. Ver.
1. Bondage to sin chap. iii, 9
2. The knowledge of sin by the law; a sense of God's wrath;
inward death chap. iii, 20
3. The Revelation of the righteousness of God in Christ through
the gospel chap. iii, 21
4. The center of all, faith, embracing that righteousness chap. iii,
22
5. Justification, whereby God forgives all past sin, and freely
accepts the sinner chap. iii, 24
6. The gift of the Holy Ghost; a sense of chap. v, 5, God's love
new inward life ver. 4
7. The free service of righteousness ver. 12
Verse 19. I speak after the manner of men - Thus it is necessary that the
scripture should let itself down to the language of men. Because
of the weakness of your flesh - Slowness of understanding flows
from the weakness of the flesh, that is, of human nature. As ye
have presented your members servants to uncleanness and
iniquity unto iniquity, so now present your members servants of
righteousness unto holiness - Iniquity (whereof uncleanness is an
eminent part) is here opposed to righteousness; and unto iniquity
is the opposite of unto holiness. Righteousness here is a
conformity to the divine will; holiness, to the whole divine nature.
Observe, they who are servants of righteousness go on to holiness;
but they who are servants to iniquity get no farther. Righteousness
is service, because we live according to the will of another; but
liberty, because of our inclination to it, and delight in it.
Verse 20. When ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from
righteousness - In all reason, therefore, ye ought now to be free
from unrighteousness; to be as uniform and zealous in serving
God as ye were in serving the devil.
Verse 21. Those things - He speaks of them as afar off.
Verse 23. Death - Temporal, spiritual, and eternal. Is the due wages of
sin; but eternal life is the gift of God - The difference is
remarkable. Evil works merit the reward they receive: good works
do not. The former demand wages: the latter accept a free gift.
Chapter 6:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Acts 1 Corinthians
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