Grace Rules, Not Sin

Text: Rom 6:12-14

I. INTRODUCTION

In the former administrations, drug lords inside the main prisons throughout the country were reigning. However, the new administration ends the reigning power of drug lords inside the prisons.

Christians are no longer in previous administration of the Law, but under the administration of Grace. If under grace, something that reigns under the law should no longer reign, and that is sin.

CIS: Sin should not reign in the people who lives under grace.

II. BODY

Clarification: Not Under the Law, but Under Grace

• Misinterpretation
• This is not a division between two history (before Christ and after Christ)
• Under the Law -OT; Under the Grace - NT: This is a misrepresentation

• Clarification
• Before Christ, there are people who are under the law and under grace
• After Christ, there are people who are under the law and under grace
• Who are the under the law? Those who do not believe the Messiah (evidence: sinful life)
• Who are the under the grace? Those who believe in the Messiah which is evident (evidence: obedient life)

• Conclusion:
• All believers are under grace and all unbelievers are under the law whether before or after Christ.

Background

• Paul's intention in writing the letter to Romans is that they might have obedience produced by faith (1:5; 16:26)

• Anytime that a person will act out of faith is sin - this is not obedience;  sin is reigning on that way

• Paul concludes that if they are died, buried, and lives in Christ, sin must not reign

• In this passage, Paul wants to help the believers in Rome how  the sin will not reign in their body

The 2 Intentional Acts that will stop the reign of sin the body.

1. Do not willingly give yourself to sin to be used for unrighteousness

• Many Christians today easily gives in to sin because of situation (It happened to the Romans - Severe persecutions)
• Students do not want to fail on their examinations, most of them cheat.
• Accountant because of the system, they submit document to BIR that is not honest
• Afraid to be terminated, they will work on Sunday rather than go to church to worship God

• Point: Be aware of situation that will lead to sin.
• If a Christian is aware about his/her situation, it is more likely that he can avoid to reign of sin in his life.

• Challenge: Watch out of behavior, words. Guard the mind, eyes, and mouth, and hands. Control the emotion in relation to

                   present pressured situation.

2. Willingly give yourself to God to be used for righteousness

• Paul reminds them to be conditioned that they have been risen with Christ in new life.

• Christian must be aware of his status in Christ
• By this the more likely that sin will not reign in him even in the most difficult situation of life

• Christian must be aware that He is a servant of God and that his life must be used by God for righteousness
• Point: Every Christian has been given a new life in Christ, therefore, he must life for righteousness
• Challenge: We are redeemed by God through the blood of Christ in His death, be aware of Him and live for Him.

III. CONCLUSION

              We are no longer under the condemnation due to our sin because we are under a new government, the government of Grace of God. Sin should have no business to us. Sin should not rule in us, grace does. If we are under grace, sin should not reign. Present not your body to sin, but to God to be used in righteousness for His glory.

             However, if sin is  continuously reigning in our body, you might not been risen with Christ from the dead. Seek yourselves. If you think you are not a Christian go to the Lord in prayer. Ask Him that He may show mercy to you and to be under His government-grace. And remember that those who are under grace will never live in sin.

Sovereign Grace of Christ Christian Church

11/19/17