Romans 6. I think it is essential that we as believers understand we are DEAD to sin, but ALIVE unto Christ. I think it essential that we understand that we were once slaves to sin, but now we are slaves to God. It is not our right or choice as believers to serve God, it is who we are.

I think we must meditate on this and allow the Spirit of God to drive it home to our hearts. I think we must preach to ourselves that we are dead to sin and alive to Christ. Sin does not have power and dominion over us any longer. It wants to rob us of peace and joy and so many other things, but we must fight, fight, fight off unbelief by the Gospel of Christ and the promises of grace found therein.

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Ryan Barnhart - Pastor of OGBC
Husband to a beautiful wife, Father to two beautiful girls
"But by the grace of God I am what I am." I Corinthians 15:10

"I confess to you, that if I can but live and die serving the Lord Jesus, it will make no difference to me whether I am eaten by Cannibals or by worms. And in the Great Day my Resurrection body will rise as fair as yours in the likeness of our risen Redeemer." - John Paton