For sin shall not have dominion over

you... (Romans 6:14).

Our opening verse says sin shall not have dominion

over you; this is because the man or woman

who’s born again is born sin-free. In a previous verse, the

Apostle Paul, talking about our righteousness, salvation

and the grace that we’ve received from God and how they

came about, asked a thought-provoking question, “...How

shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?”

(Romans 6:2).

Paul wasn’t referring to himself and the other apostles

alone but to all of us; we’re dead to sin. That means sin

has no power over you because the nature of sin was

supplanted with the nature of righteousness.

1 Corinthians 15:56 lets us know that the strength

of sin is the Law, but the very thing that gave life to sin,

which is the Law, has been abolished by Jesus. Ephesians

2:14-15 says, “For he is our peace, who hath made

both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of

partition between us; Having abolished in his flesh the

enmity, even the law of commandments contained in

ordinances….”The Lord Jesus has given us victory over sin, death

and the grave! We’ve been made, not just righteous, but

the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. See yourself

in this light. The unregenerate man, the person who isn’t

born again, on the other hand, is a sinner by nature and

enslaved to sin. He can’t but sin, even when he doesn’t

want to, because he has the nature of sin.

But this isn’t the case with you; you’re righteous by

nature. God made it so. Your righteousness is a gift from

God (Romans 5:17), and that righteousness gives you the

ability to do right and live right.

There’s nothing you could have done on your own,

through your own human perfection to become righteous.

Likewise, there’s also nothing you can do or not do

that’ll make you less righteous before God. You’re as

righteous as Jesus is righteous because He substituted

His righteousness for your sin-nature.

CONFESSION

Being justified by faith, I’ve been made righteous; I’m

sin-free because Christ has given me a new life. He

substituted His righteousness for my sin-nature. Now, I’m

alive to God and live unto righteousness. I’m washed; I’m

sanctified; I’m justified, in the Name of the Lord Jesus,

and by the Spirit of our God. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:

Romans 6:1-14

1-Year-Bible-Reading-Plan

Mark 9:1-13 & Numbers 6

2-Year-Bible-Reading-Plan

Acts 22:22-30 & Psalm 48-49