Alive Or Dead

"Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord."  Romans 6:11.  Jesus Christ is the answer to sin.  Sin is a plague that affects everyone.  However, one can be dead unto sin.  We must choose whether we will live in sin or live unto God.  We must choose whether we will serve God or serve the devil.  God, through Jesus Christ, will remove the sins of our past and free us from sin's tyranny.  One cannot remove his own sin.  One cannot free himself from sin.  Freedom from sin is a work of God through Jesus Christ.  When we are baptized in water, we are baptized into Jesus Christ.  This simple act of obedience breaks the chains of sin in our life.  We are transformed.  We make a change.  We now begin a new life of service unto God.  Our heart is set upon God.  We seek God and His direction for our life.  We follow His teachings and make His way our way.  God becomes real in our life.  God becomes active in our life.  Sin is death.  Those individuals who live in sin are dead.  And, to continue to live in sin will ultimately bring eternal death.  We must die to sin by removing from our heart the love and commission of sin so that we can and do live unto God.  By uniting our life with Jesus in baptism gives birth to this beautiful relationship with God and Christ.