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Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Likewise {G3779} reckon {G3049} ye {G5210} also {G2532} yourselves {G1438} to be {G1511} dead {G3498} indeed {G3303} unto sin {G266}, but {G1161} alive {G2198} unto God {G2316} through {G1722} Jesus {G2424} Christ {G5547} our {G2257} Lord {G2962}.

In the same way, consider yourselves to be dead to sin but alive for God, by your union with the Messiah Yeshua.

So you too must count yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

Even so reckon ye also yourselves to be dead unto sin, but alive unto God in Christ Jesus.

Commentary

Romans 6:11 is a pivotal verse in Paul's explanation of the believer's relationship with sin and God after salvation. It calls Christians to actively embrace and live out the spiritual reality established by their union with Christ.

Context

This verse follows Paul's argument in the first part of Romans 6, where he addresses the misconception that grace gives permission to continue sinning. He emphatically states that believers have died to sin through their identification with Christ's death in baptism (Romans 6:3-5). Just as Christ died to sin once and for all and now lives to God, believers are to consider themselves similarly freed from sin's dominion and alive to a new purpose in God through Christ (Romans 6:10).

Key Themes

  • Identification with Christ: The verse reinforces the profound spiritual union between Christ and the believer. Our death to sin and new life are inextricably linked to His death and resurrection.
  • Death to Sin: Believers are no longer under the power or reign of sin. Spiritually, the old self that was enslaved to sin has died with Christ. This reality is the basis for living a life freed from sin's bondage, as highlighted in Romans 6:7.
  • Alive to God: Conversely, believers are now alive for God's purposes. Their new life is directed towards serving, pleasing, and having fellowship with God. This is the essence of the "newness of life" mentioned in Romans 6:4.
  • "Reckon" Yourselves: The key action word is "reckon." This isn't merely pretending but acknowledging and acting upon a spiritual truth that God has accomplished. It's a call to align one's thinking and behavior with the reality of being in Christ.

Linguistic Insights

The Greek word translated "reckon" is logizomai (λογίζομαι). It means to calculate, count, compute, or regard as true. It's an accounting term. Paul is telling believers to 'put it in their ledger' that they are indeed dead to sin and alive to God because of their position in Christ. It's a declaration of their spiritual status.

Reflection

Romans 6:11 calls for a conscious decision to live in light of our spiritual reality. It's not about trying to die to sin or trying to become alive to God; it's about believing that this transformation has already occurred in Christ and then living accordingly. This involves:

  • Acknowledging our freedom from sin's power.
  • Rejecting sinful desires and actions as inconsistent with our new identity.
  • Actively pursuing a life that is pleasing to God, empowered by the Holy Spirit.

This verse is a powerful reminder that our identity in Christ is the foundation for overcoming sin and living a life dedicated to God.

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Cross-References

  • Colossians 3:3 (26 votes)

    For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

  • Colossians 3:5 (26 votes)

    ¶ Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

  • 1 Corinthians 6:20 (18 votes)

    For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

  • Romans 6:2 (16 votes)

    God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

  • Romans 6:13 (14 votes)

    Neither yield ye your members [as] instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members [as] instruments of righteousness unto God.

  • Colossians 3:17 (13 votes)

    And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

  • Galatians 2:19 (11 votes)

    For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.