Daily Word

We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. Romans 6:6. While the “old self” includes pre-conversion life, it includes much, much more, and should be interpreted to mean all that we were through our union with Adam. We are to think of this as having been nailed to the cross to die. Union with Christ in His death does not destroy the body as such, but it does in the body’s role as the inescapable tool of sin by destroying the reign of sin in the body. Christian’s bodies are now dedicated to Christ and bear Holy fruit in His service. We are no longer “enslaved to sin”, since bodily existence dominated by the cravings of sin has given way to bodily existence dominated by a passion for righteousness and holiness. How does the understanding of your body’s role as an “inescapable tool of sin”; having been destroyed through your union with Christ…Change the way you live your daily walk…or does it?