Reckon It to Be So

Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. - Romans 6:11

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

    Because of our redemption in Christ and our relationship to our Lord, there are two things we should reckon to be absolutely true! Consider and count them to be true.

    We are dead indeed to sin! Our sins are cleansed, put away and paid for. The curse and condemnation of the law for all sin (past, present, and future) is removed. We are not under its penalty, its power, nor its dominion; and one day we will no longer feel its presence.

    We are alive unto God through our Lord Jesus. As regenerated persons, we live unto God (in Adam we died; in Christ we live forever and shall never die). As justified persons we do not fear condemnation nor the second death. As sanctified persons we have a perfect holiness by the obedience of Christ and are fit for the very presence of God. As children of God we love Christ, his word, his people, and his commandments, endeavoring in word and deed to glorify our Lord. Reckon it to be so!