Let's open our Bibles to Romans 6:12-14

Don't let sin reign by following your lusts, but give yourself to God to live righteously under His grace

1. To apply these commands, you must understand and apply the truths of Romans 1-6:11

a. We all have sinned

b. God sent His Son to bear the penalty that we deserved

c. God graciously justifies the ungodly person who believes in Jesus as their sin bearer

d. We are now united with Christ in his death and resurrection

e. We are to consider ourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ

2. Sin is a tyrant that will reign over us if we allow it to do so (6:12-13a)

a. Sin still has a strong appeal, even to those who are dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus

b. Sin's Goal is not to assist you with your program for happiness and success

c. Sin seeks to dominate us through our bodies

d. For sin to reign, you must allow it to reign by giving your body to it as a weapon for unrighteousness

3. In Christ, exercise your will to say no to sin and yes to God (6:13b)

a. We have an active responsibility to stop the reign of sin

b. Victory over sin begins by personally giving yourself to God

c. Victory over sin is only possible for those who are spiritually alive from the dead

4. God promises victory over sin to those who are not under the law but under grace (6:14)

a. There is no such thing as a Christian who consistently lives under the lordship of sin

b. The law commands, but it contains no power to obey

c. Grace frees us from condemnation, motivates us by God's undeserved love, and empowers us by His Spirit