This week Paul gets theological. As we step from the altar to the Laver in the Tabernacle that is the Book of Romans, Paul starts to deal with our sin. Now that we are saved, are we allowed to sin? Not at all. In fact, according to Paul, the key to no longer being driven by sin is to understand that we are dead. The entire system of sin and death said, “if you sin, you die”. We sinned and in baptism, we died with Jesus. The covenant of sin and death is fulfilled so we no longer have to live under that covenant any longer. It’s our job to believe that.