Baptism, Sin, and Death

Overcoming Sin: Because of our baptism, St. Paul says in the same chapter, “We are dead to sin.”

a.  Okay, what does that mean?

b.  St. Paul explains: “Consequently, you too must think of yourselves as [being] dead to sin and living for God in Christ Jesus. Therefore, sin must not reign over your mortal bodies so that you obey their desires.”

c.   Think of it this way: if you order a corpse around, what will it do? If you tempt it or threaten it or coax it, what will it do?

                                                 i.    Nothing.

                                               ii.    So too, when sin attempts to lure us, or bully us, or tempt us in any way – we are called, by the grace of our Baptism and our union with Christ to simply not respond

1.  And we can do that. Because, due to our union with Christ in Baptism – St. Paul says “sin has no power over you.”