paulcrf Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 Q1. (Romans 6:12) What does obedience have to do with the "reign" of sin? First, obedience has to do with the master. We obey to whoever is our master. If sin reigns in us, if becomes our master, hence we obey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulcrf Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 Q1. (Romans 6:12) What does obedience have to do with the "reign" of sin? First, obedience has to do with the master. We obey to whoever is our master. If sin reigns in us, if becomes our master, hence we obey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 Before we knew Christ, the enemy reigned in our lives, ans we were part of his dominion. We were slaves to sin. Now that Christ rules our lives we are no longer slaves to sin. Sin no longer has dominion. We are slaves to righteousness, obedient to God's Word and serving in God's Kingdom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patsy Laycoax Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 We must count ourselves dead to sin so it will not reign in our mortal bodies, in other words we must not listen to sin in order that it will not be a part of us, a habit we continually do or obey. Whoever or whatever we obey that is what has reign over us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah43 Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 What does obedience have to do with the "reign" of sin? Paul means that the flesh is by nature sinful. Paraphrased, this verse reads, "Do not let yourselves be ruled by the sin of your mortal body, by the lusts that belong to it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charisbarak Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 Sin reigned in our bodies before we accepted Jesus as ruler of our lives. We were drawn to sin like iron to a magnet. God has shaken sin's hold on us & we are now servants to God & to righteousness. However, we still need to CHOOSE to not sin & to obey God, intentionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
open2itall Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 Q1. (Romans 6:12) What does obedience have to do with the "reign" of sin? I can remember being a slave to sin, there is no denying that it had a strong hold on me, but that strong hold dissolved with Christ. I am no longer a slave to sin, a new Master reigns over me. And I willingly and gratefully accept Christ as my Divine Master because of the love I have for Him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie1Rose Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Q1. (Romans 6:12) What does obedience have to do with the "reign" of sin? I obey the one that I am allowing to reign in my life. If sin is reigning in my life, then it is sin I will obey and not God. By accepting I am dead to sin, I no longer have to obey it and no longer will it have dominance or reign over me. This leaves me free to obey God and to allow Him rule, reign and dominance over me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eudora Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Q1. (Romans 6:12) What does obedience have to do with the "reign" of sin? Many Christians feel plagued by guilt, especially when they have done something to feel justified by guilt. Unfortunately, this is the time when we feel like God has left us, but in reality, we are the ones who Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
servant for Christ Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Q1. (Romans 6:12) What does obedience have to do with the "reign" of sin? Because we are no longer under the bondage of sin, we cannot let sin reign through the desires of our body. We can resist those desires by being obedient to Christ, refusing to place our body and mind at the hands of sin. By presenting ourselves to the righteousness o God. Being covered by His righteousness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elie Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Q1. (Romans 6:12) What does obedience have to do with the "reign" of sin? We are born with a sinful nature, When we accept the Lord Jesus as our redeemer, we become righteousness of God. But Satan is still reclaiming us。 We need to cooperate with the Holy spirit, so He can help us to surrender ourselves to God. By resisting (James4.7), or even "having done everything...(Ephesians 6.13, a passage I love so much)", we are telling God that we accept Him to free us, and He loves that so much... so much, I m experiencing that : "God loves obedience so much..." Obeying God is the result of our separation from the reign of sin and joining(being under) the God' s reign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studybug52 Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Q1. (Romans 6:12) What does obedience have to do with the "reign" of sin? whatever we are obedient to is what reigns over us . so if we are obedient to sin then it is sin that reign's in our lives. Obedience allows sin to reign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Romans 6:12 'Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.' This means that if we allow sin to reign in us, we are being obedient to Satan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewell Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 Sin reigns (or dominates) in our life when we obey it's evil desires, when we do not offer ourselves to God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda bass Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 As Christians we are not to let sin reign in our mortal bodies. We are not to obey sin's evil desires. Before we became saved we had no choice but to obey sin which was our master. However, as Christians,we now serve a new master in Christ. We have been purchased from our old master-sin-by the blood of Christ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Q1. (Romans 6:12) What does obedience have to do with the "reign" of sin? We can obey the sinful lusts, passions, and self-centered pursuits which reign in our lives before we are liberated by Jesus Christ. Then we begin to obey Kingdom principles presented in the Bible and taught by Jesus -- you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmaus Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 When sin reigned or had control of our lives our allegiance was to the devil and we obeyed him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revjarden1 Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 We are no longer obligated to carry out those old motives, desiers, and goals. Let us consider ourselves to be what God has in fact made us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 Q1. (Romans 6:12) What does obedience have to do with the "reign" of sin? Victory over sin in my life is a refusal to let sin reign in my life. So instead of obeying sinful desires, I seek to obey Godly standards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaps Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Q1. (Romans 6:12) What does obedience have to do with the "reign" of sin? In the war, in Germany, there was Hitler and there was the underground. You belonged to either one or the other. If the underground could not trust you (to behave appropriately) then you were not a member. To be a member you had to prove your trustworthy character, and were then involved in the saving work of the underground. If you were not trustworthy you had no part. You could not be a "swinging voter". So it is with sin and righteousness. One is either obedient to righteousness in an observable manner that affects your entire life or you belong to the class of sin. God is the observer. He knows exactly who He has and who He hasn't. He knows exactly where our hearts lie. We have to be determined on the path of righteousness in this war against the evil one. We cannot afford to have any truck with sin. Our weapons have to be honed and ready for battle and we have to be expert in their use. We can afford no minor allegiances to the enemy. There is no possibility of being a "swinging voter" because a man in two minds will get nothing from the Lord. (James 1:6-8 and James 4:8). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iam4-1god Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 Q1. (Romans 6:12) What does obedience have to do with the "reign" of sin? We cannot serve two masters. We either are or are not Christians. If we obey Christ, then we are Christians. If we obey sin, then we are not. Sin tugs and tempts us continuously, but that doesen't mean that we have to give in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starangel2 Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Q1. (Romans 6:12) What does obedience have to do with the "reign" of sin? If your obedinet to God sin will not riegn in your life. To be free from sin is to be in Christ. He gives us the power to overcome temptation and sin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelOnLine Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Q1. (Romans 6:12) What does obedience have to do with the "reign" of sin? If we are not obedient to His Word we won Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l.a. Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 When it comes to the reigm of sin, we must practice obedience to righteousness to fully break the reign of sin. Jesus truly gave us the power to break the chains of sinfulness but, it is through our faith and submitting to His teachings that we are able to break free of our sinful habits, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsG Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Q1. (Romans 6:12) What does obedience have to do with the "reign" of sin? Paul states that we are not to let sin control the way we live. We are not to allow sin to have dominion over us nor yield to its lusts, temptations or desires. It is through obedience to God and to His Word that righteousness will reign in us and sin will not reign over us. Hallelujah!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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