罗马书 6

对罪死，在基督里活

1 这样，我们要怎么说呢？我们可以仍在罪中使恩典增多吗？ 2 绝对不可！我们向罪死了的人，岂可仍在罪中活着呢？ 3 难道你们不知道，我们这受洗归入基督耶稣的人，就是受洗归入他的死吗？ 4 所以，我们藉着洗礼归入死，和他一同埋葬，是要我们行事为人都有新生的样子，像基督藉着父的荣耀从死人中复活一样。 5 我们若与他合一，经历与他一样的死，也将经历与他一样的复活。 6 我们知道，我们的旧人和他同钉十字架，使罪身灭绝，叫我们不再作罪的奴隶， 7 因为已死的人是脱离了罪。 8 我们若与基督同死，我们信也必与他同活， 9 因为知道基督既从死人中复活，就不再死，死也不再作他的主了。 10 他死了，是对罪死，只这一次；他活，是对上帝活着。 11 这样，你们也要看自己对罪是死的，在基督耶稣里对上帝却是活的。

12 所以，不要让罪在你们必死的身上掌权，使你们顺从身体的私欲。 13 也不要把你们的肢体献给罪作不义的工具，倒要像从死人中活着的人，把自己献给上帝，并把你们的肢体献给上帝作义的工具。 14 罪必不能作你们的主，因你们不在律法之下，而是在恩典之下。

义的奴仆

15 那又怎么样呢？我们在恩典之下，不在律法之下，就可以犯罪吗？绝对不可！ 16 难道你们不知道，你们献自己作奴仆，顺从谁就作谁的奴仆吗？或作罪的奴隶，以至于死；或作顺服的奴仆，以至于成义。 17 感谢上帝！因为你们从前虽然作罪的奴隶，现在却从心里顺服了所传给你们教导的典范。 18 你们既从罪里得了释放，就作了义的奴仆。 19 我因你们肉体的软弱，就以人的观点来说。你们从前怎样把肢体献给不洁不法作奴隶，以至于不法；现在也要照样将肢体献给义作奴仆，以至于成圣。 20 因为你们作罪的奴隶时，不被义所约束。 21 那么，你们现在所看为羞耻的事，当时有什么果子呢？那些事的结局就是死。 22 但如今，你们既从罪里得了释放，作了上帝的奴仆，就结出果子，以至于成圣，那结局就是永生。 23 因为罪的工价乃是死；惟有上帝的恩赐，在我们的主基督耶稣里，乃是永生。

ROMANS 6

Dead to Sin but Alive //because of Christ

1 What should we say? Should we keep on sinning, so that God's gift of undeserved grace will show up even better? 2 No, we should not! If we are dead to sin, how can we go on sinning? 3 Don't you know that all who share in Christ Jesus by being baptized also share in his death?

4 t When we were baptized, we died and were buried with Christ. We were baptized, so we would live a new life, as Christ was raised to life by the glory of God the Father.
5 If we shared in Jesus' death by being baptized, we will be raised to life with him. 6 We know that the persons we used to be were nailed to the cross with Jesus. This was done, so our sinful bodies would no longer be the slaves of sin.

7 We know sin doesn't have power over dead people.
8 As surely as we died with Christ, we believe we will also live with him. 9 We know that death no longer has any power over Christ. He died and was raised to life, never again to die. 10 When Christ died, he died for sin once and for all. But now he is alive, and he lives only for God.

11 In the same way, you must think of yourselves as dead to the power of sin. But Christ Jesus has given life to you, and you live for God.
12 Don't let sin rule your body. After all, your body is bound to die, so don't obey its desires 13 or let any part of it become a slave of evil. Give yourselves to God, as people who have been raised from death to life. Make every part of your body a slave that pleases God.

14 Don't let sin keep ruling your lives. You are ruled by God's undeserved grace and not by the Law.

Slaves Who Do What //Pleases God

15 What does all this mean? Does it mean we are free to sin, because we are ruled by God's gift of undeserved grace and not by the Law? Certainly not! 16 Don't you know that you are slaves of anyone you obey? You can be slaves of sin and die, or you can be obedient slaves of God and be acceptable to him. 17 You used to be slaves of sin. But I thank God that with all your heart you followed the example set forth in the teaching you received.

18 Now you are set free from sin and are slaves who please God.

19 I am using these everyday examples, because in some ways you are still weak. You used to let the different parts of your body be slaves of your evil thoughts. But now you must make every part of your body serve God, so that you will belong completely to him.
20 When you were slaves of sin, you didn't have to please God. 21 But what good did you receive from the things you did? All you have to show for them is your shame, and they lead to death. 22 Now you have been set free from sin, and you are God's slaves. This will make you holy and will lead you to eternal life. 23 Sin pays off with death. But God's gift is eternal life given by Jesus Christ our Lord.