On The Message of the Cross, Pastor Loren Larson and panel examine the effects of The Fall and how a believer can still struggle with their flesh. The sin nature remains following salvation, but it is rendered powerless by one’s faith in Christ’s finished work. When this happens, the Holy Spirit, by His power, will work out our transformation into the image of Christ

On The Message of the Cross, Pastor Loren Larson and panel welcome back Bob Cornell to study Romans 6:6–7. The discussion emphasizes humility in the Christian walk—recognizing that we must learn truth, for victory comes not through self, but through the finished work of Christ. When we know Christ, believers will grow from ignorance to spiritual understanding.

On the Message of the Cross, Pastor Loren Larson and the panel continue in Romans chapter 6, teaching what it means to be dead to sin and alive in Christ. The discussion highlights how faith in Christ unites believers in His death and resurrection, breaking sin's power and revealing the fulness of the New Covenant.

Today on The Message of the Cross, Pastor Loren Larson and the panel read Romans 6:3–5, continuing their study on what it means to die with Christ and be raised to newness of life. Through the Cross, the sin nature is rendered powerless and no longer has dominion over us. As we keep our faith anchored in Christ, the Holy Spirit empowers us to walk in victory. In Him, we are a new creation—New Covenant men and women.

Our victory has already been won. On The Message of the Cross, Pastor Loren Larson and the panel examine Romans 6:3–5, revealing the spiritual transformation that takes place at salvation. When we give our hearts to Christ, the sin nature is dethroned—yet still seeks to rule again. The panel teaches that only faith anchored in Christ’s finished work at Calvary keeps the sin nature powerless. The message is clear: victory over sin is not found in human effort, but in clinging to the Cross.

Today on The Message of the Cross, Pastor Loren Larson and the panel read Romans 6:1–4, explaining how the believer becomes dead to the sin nature through faith in Christ. They emphasize that while water baptism, prayer, fasting, and Bible reading are important Christian privileges, they do not save us or break sin’s dominion. Brother Larson clarifies that being baptized into Christ’s death happens at salvation—not through water baptism, which simply symbolizes this truth. When our faith rests in our union with Christ and His finished work, God’s grace is free to reign in our lives and the power of the Holy Spirit will transform us into the image of Christ.

Today on The Message of the Cross, Pastor Loren Larson and the panel read Romans 6:1, addressing the timeless question: when you hear the truth, what will you do with it? The discussion focuses on the potential dominion of the sin nature—even in the life of a believer—and the importance of placing our faith in the finished work of Christ. When we understand that at salvation we are baptized into Christ and our old man is crucified with Him, the Holy Spirit empowers us to walk in victory as a new creation.

Today on The Message of the Cross, Pastor Loren Larson and the panel read Romans 6:1, discussing the reign of God’s grace in the life of the believer. Through His death, Jesus defeated every agent of sin and secured every benefit needed for humanity. As our faith remains anchored in the finished work of Christ, the sin nature is kept dormant, and the Holy Spirit empowers us to walk in true victory each day.

Are you allowing anger and unforgiveness to take root in your life? Today on The Message of the Cross, Pastor Loren Larson and the panel teach from 1 Peter 1:13–14, explaining how true obedience in the believer’s life is found only in Christ. As believers grow in the knowledge of God and yield to the leading of the Holy Spirit, their lives will begin to be transformed to look more like Christ. The panel also warns that harboring unforgiveness reflects a life still influenced by the sin nature. As citizens of a new kingdom under Christ our King, believers are called to leave behind the ways of the old life and walk in the all the benefits provided by Christ and His death on Calvary’s Cross.

The sin nature is not merely the acts of sin we commit, but a corrupt nature within fallen humanity. Today on The Message of the Cross, Pastor Loren Larson and the panel read Romans 5:20–21 and Romans chapter 6 as they continue teaching on the sin nature and how it can reign in a believer’s life. The panel explains that when a believer places faith in the finished work of Christ, the sin nature is rendered dormant. However, if faith is shifted away from Christ and His Cross, the sin nature can rise up again and seek to rule. Through His death at Calvary, Christ made it possible for believers to live free from the dominion of the sin nature, bringing victory over acts of sin in our lives.