This powerful exploration of Romans 6 challenges us to move beyond the surface understanding that 'God loves me just the way I am' to embrace a deeper truth: God loves us too much to leave us where we are. While grace begins with acceptance—meeting us in our brokenness and sin—it doesn't end there. The message unpacks how God's grace isn't merely about forgiveness; it's about transformation. Using the Exodus story as a framework, we're reminded that just as Israel passed through the Red Sea leaving slavery behind to become a new nation, our baptism symbolizes our passage from death to life, from slavery to sin to freedom in Christ. The central question becomes: who owns us now? If we truly belong to Jesus, we're no longer slaves to our old master—sin no longer has authority over our lives. This isn't about rule-keeping or earning God's favor, nor is it permission to abuse grace by continuing in sin. Instead, it's about recognizing that the Holy Spirit now empowers us to actually want to obey God, to live differently, to answer a higher calling. The resurrection life isn't just a future promise—it's breaking into our present reality right now, inviting us to step into newness of life and live with the freedom and dignity that grace provides.