I am dead. I have lived with this idea that I am stuck with the existence of sin in my life, but Romans 6 tells me that is a lie. I am, or should be at least, dead to sin. I have heard and understood this to be in the bible, but I checked that against reality and it never held up. I still sin and I never understood why. How shall we who have died to sin still live in it? (Romans 6:2)
This scripture scares me because it raises one main question. Have I died to sin? Have I been baptized into Jesus? I feel in my soul that I have, but how do I stand against this scripture? It seems like everyone is content with this idea that we are broken and we are bound to sin, but that’s not what Paul says. I don’t expect this blog to change anyone’s mind or heart, I’m just letting you know that mine has been. I refuse to just accept that I am a sinner and there is nothing I can do about it.
