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Romans 6 1-2 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God God forbidforbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

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When we were bornborn of the Spirit of God intointo the family of God,

His Spirit baptized us into Christinto Christ.

We took parttook part in the death, burial, and resurrection of our Savior and Lord.

8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him:

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We areare dead with Jesus Christ through His SpiritHis Spirit.

Since He aroseHe arose from the dead, we are also alive in Himalive in Him forevermore.

In Jesus Christ, we have eternal lifeeternal life beginning now.

We have life and life more abundantlife more abundant;

life to the fulllife to the full.

(NIV) John 10 (Jesus) 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the fullto the full.

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Living in Jesus is not existingexisting or merely survivingmerely surviving.

That is a liea lie that the devils want us to believe!

Faith in Jesus Christ brings a life of joy joy unspeakableunspeakable and full of glory.

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We must practice our faith -- live it out.

Whole-heartedlyWhole-heartedly do the things God teaches us to do.

Whole-heartedly refrainrefrain from all else.

9 KnowingKnowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over Him.

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From physical death to eternaleternal spiritual life.Jesus was raisedraised from the dead, and seenseen

alive and wellalive and well by many people.

He is alive and well todaytoday, sitting in His glorified bodyglorified body on the right hand of God.

10 For in that He died, He died unto sin onceunto sin once: but in that He liveth, He liveth unto GodHe liveth unto God.

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Jesus always livedlived His life for the WillWill of His Father in Heaven.

John 17 (Jesus)(Jesus) 4 I have glorified Thee on the earth: I have finished the work which Thou gavest me to do.

11 Likewise reckon (account) ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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It's true for JesusJesus, and it's true for usus.We are in Jesus and He is in us.

We are created unto good works in Him.

Our onlyonly purpose for living is to live untolive unto God our FatherGod our Father..

I am not living not living for this world, its things, or its pleasures, nor to satisfy the lust of my fleshmy flesh.

I am alive unto God, and serving Himserving Him is the SourceSource of life, joy, peace, and pleasure.

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12 Let notLet not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. 13 Neither Neither yield yeyield ye your members as instruments of unright-eousness unto sin: but yieldbut yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

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We can choosechoose to yield ourselves to sin, or we can yield ourselvesyield ourselves unto God.

We can use our bodyuse our body to commit unrighteousness, or we can use our bodies to do rightdo right.

14 For sin shall not have dominion over yousin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. 15 What then? shall we sinshall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbidGod forbid. 16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

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Sin can notSin can not rule us, once we are savedsaved from sin.

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If we were under the Law, sin would rule.

We couldn't help it any more than the Jews did.But by the Grace of GodGrace of God, we can live

righteous lives of blessingrighteous lives of blessing.

Anyone who chooses to submitchooses to submit to sin may come under its power to dominate.

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17 But God be thanked, that ye werewere the servants of sin, but ye have obeyedhave obeyed from the heartfrom the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. 18 Being then made free from sin, ye becamebecame the servants of righteousness. 19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yieldnow yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.

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"From the heart"

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Key to success in Christian

living.

20 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. 21 What fruit had yeWhat fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

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What did serving sin produce in your life?

Certainly, there is pleasure for a time.

But, in the long run, the pleasure is gone and the pain remains.

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Where are all your friends in sin now?

22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. 23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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