The Biblical Illustrator - Romans 6:5-7
Romans 6:5-7For if we have been planted together in the likeness of His death.Planted together with ChristThe idea is not of two or three plants all put into the same ground, though that would to a certain extent express blessedness--to be near Him is blessed, to have walked the same earth is blessed, to have a similar nature is blessed; but the meaning here is far deeper. The idea is of one plant with various branches (John 15:1). The root is Christ; we, the branches, are grafted in by... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Romans 6:1-5
Romans 6:1-5What shall we say then?Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? Grace and sin1. This question was prompted by a sentence, the very cadence of which seemed to be still alive in the apostle’s memory (Romans 5:20). It is well to trace the continuity of Scripture--to read the letter of an inspired writer as you would read any other, as an entire composition, through which there possibly runs the drift of one prevailing conception.2. The tenure upon which eternal life is given,... read more