The
old self has to die first and and be buried with Christ through baptism
into his death.
34F.1 All those
who have baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death, in what are they
dead to?
In Romans 6:11, this is written:
So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin
and alive to God in
Christ Jesus. (RSV)
They are considered dead to sin.
In Romans 6:6, it is further
explained:
We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the sinful body
might be destroyed, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. (RSV)
Their old self was nailed
with Christ on the cross, so that
the sinful body might be destroyed, and it might no longer be enslaved to
sin
34F.2 What is that old self that has
been put to death with Christ on the cross?
In Ephesians 4:22, we are told:
that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old
self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit,
(NAS)
The same verse in other version of the bible:
So get rid of your old
self, which made you live as you used to—the old self that was being
destroyed by its deceitful desires. (TEV)
The old self that has been put to death with
Christ on the cross is referred to as "their former manner of life" that was
destroyed by its deceitful desires.
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To be born of God, a person must
undergo death and rebirth of the old self.
First:
The
old self has to die first and and be buried with Christ through baptism
into his death.
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