May 11, 2025

“Know the Truth”
Romans 6:3-10
Central Idea: A believer is dead to sin because they are united to Christ.
What we need to know (3-10)
1. To overcome sin, we need to know the truth that we are united
with Christ in baptism (3)
• “bapto” = “to ___________” / “baptiso” = “to ___________ with”
• spiritually ___________ with Christ
• What kind of baptism is Paul speaking of here?
• Water or Spirit - _________
2. To overcome sin, we need to know the truth that we are raised
with Christ from the dead (4-5)
• #1 - Burial = The point is ___________ (4a)
• #2 - Newness of life = you are a _______________ person (4b-5)
The ________________ you is different from the _______ you.
• You have a new ___________: were in Adam, now in Christ
• You have a new ___________: from death to life, darkness to
light, hell to heaven
“if”= “_________” — it has indeed happened
3. To overcome sin, we need to know the truth that being united
with Christ we no longer need to obey our old self. (6-7)
• #1 - Because our “old self” was _____________ with Christ (6a)
• crucified = ________ = ____________ = from the power supply
of sin
• #2. Because the body of sin can no longer ___________ us.
• “body of sin”
• Not our body _________, but the body that is _______ by sin.
• #3. Because we are no longer ___________ to sin (6b-7)
• We ___________ have to serve sin again.
4. To overcome sin, we need to know the truth that we are united
with Christ in his complete & final victory over sin and death (8-10)
• “if” = “since” = a ____________
• “knowing” - What Christ accomplished is never going ________
• When Jesus died _____ our sins, Jesus also died ____ sin. Sin has
no ___________ over Him.
• “once for all” (10) The suffering & death of Jesus is ________.
• Death will not be __________ for us either.
Application:
• Holy living begins by ______________ you are united with Christ.
Because you know Jesus:
• you have unmatched _____________ _____________.
• you have _______ to sin and are ___________ to life.
Because you ________ you are united with Christ, live in light of
that ________________.