6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be [a]done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. KNOWING THIS
We need to know this by experience is a wake-up call by the Apostle Paul. It is vital, necessary. Christians will ignorantly remain a slave to the deceptions of sin that we have no power over it. We cannot continue to use grace as an excuse to continue in any sin. We must realize what Christ has accomplished and must pursue Him, not sins.
Know this concept by experience, more than by head-learning. Dig deep into this meaning and make this your living principle for life.
For me, it took many years of engrafting this truth into my inner being. Then after a long period of time, committing this chapter to memory and daily meditation, did I experience a great freedom from continuing in my sins.
THAT OUR OLD MAN
What is the "old man?"
He is the old state of life we lived in prior to salvation. The old man is the Old Adam, the old person under the rule of sin, corrupted, worn out and of no use to God and a growing moral failure to humanity. It is the composite result of a life without the Life of God; weak, aimless, powerless to live life to its fullest.
OLD - meaning "worn out, decrepit, unattractive, very limited function much in what is desired. Always lacking, always unsatisfied in the soul though gratified in the flesh."
Remember when you say how worn out you are. You mean you have no energy to give.
Consider these synonyms that might describe being worn out
- battered
- crumbling
- decaying
- dilapidated
- run-down
- broken down
- decrepit. in ruins
- deteriorated
- falling apart
- falling down
- in disrepair
WAS CRUCIFIED [disabled, dethroned, vital powers taken away, separated surgically from our vital organs ]WITH HIM
THAT THE BODY OF SIN [before we were saved, Sin--the entity of corruption used the human body as an instrument to communicate/express itself]. Some people, prior salvation developed a bent toward sins: some liars, some drugs, some sex, some murderers, etc. Others were more decent and moral. Good people expressed from Sin the expression of pride and not needing God in any way to submit allegiance to Him.]
MIGHT BE DONE AWAY WITH [the old person I was, dominated and controlled by Sin was taken down, not eliminated, but still remaining a remnant of parts seducing the believer to sin.]
THAT WE SHOULD NO LONGER BE SLAVES OF SIN [The old pre-salvation man was a slave to Sin's power. Being born again is a supernatural experience where the old is torn down and Christ is infused into us to set up base of operations to work our conscience, guide us into Truth, and to experience His life.]
OTHER TRANSLATIONS
Amplified: We know that our old (unrenewed) self was nailed to the cross with Him in order that [our] body [which is the instrument] of sin might be made ineffective and inactive for evil, that we might no longer be the slaves of sin. (Amplified Bible - Lockman)GWT: We know that the person we used to be was crucified with him to put an end to sin in our bodies. Because of this we are no longer slaves to sin. (GWT)NET: “We know that our old man was crucified with him so that the body of sin would no longer dominate us, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.” (NET Bible)NLT: Our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. (NLT - Tyndale House)Phillips: Let us never forget that our old selves died with him on the cross that the tyranny of sin over us might be broken (Phillips: Touchstone)Wuest: knowing this experientially, that our old [unregenerate] self was crucified once for all with Him in order that the physical body [heretofore] dominated by the sinful nature might be rendered inoperative [in that respect], with the result that no longer are we rendering a slave’s habitual obedience to the sinful nature (Eerdmans)Young's Literal: this knowing, that our old man was crucified [with him], that the body of the sin may be made useless, for our no longer serving the sin;
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