Welcome to our new project, the Daily Bible Devotional. The goal is to help you understand and apply

scripture as you go through a New Testament Bible read five days a week, Monday through Friday,

as we move from Matthew straight through to Revelation. In under four minutes each morning, we will recap the chapter,

make some application, present thought questions for the day, and offer a prayer together.

I'm excited about exploring God's word with you, so let's get started.

Welcome to our daily Bible devotional study from Romans chapter 6.

We begin with a quote from the text.

Are we able to continue in sin so that grace may increase?

May it never be.

How shall we who died to sin still live in it?

Through baptism, believers unite with Christ in his death and resurrection, representing the

death of their old, sinful selves, and their rebirth into a life dedicated to God. Becoming new in

Christ demands that sin no longer reign over the body. The members of the Christian's body become

instruments of righteousness, reclaimed by God to carry out his goodwill in this world.

Once slaves to sin and subject to death,

believers become slaves of righteousness,

resulting in sanctification and eternal life.

Quote, for the wages of sin is death,

but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus, our Lord.

Grace is never an excuse for sin. God forgives those who repent, but to willfully sin is to distort his grace.

In baptism, we are buried with Christ, united with him, and raised to a new

life through his power. This is wonderful news. However, we also die to our old selves, putting to death

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