My greatest struggle with Chapter six of Romans has been that I looked at the word sin as my and other people’s actions. I always saw it as something I did wrong or something I did not do that I should have been doing. I never saw it in the light that I now see it which is the fact that it is not talking about my deeds and wrongdoings. It is talking about the sin of one man Adam which was the sin of unbelief. When looking at it through the proper perspective it takes on a whole new meaning and it becomes clearer as to what Paul was talking about. As you read further in these posts keep what I just said in mind and it will make it easier for you to understand as well. The issue of sin and its meaning has been on my heart for a long time now and I simply cannot lay it aside until the Lord gives me the proper understanding of it. I will continue to study it and read and re-read not only the New Testament but also the Old Testament scriptures that deal with that subject to see what it means.

I am convinced it is a topic that has baffled and confused many people over the years. I know it has for a lot of us in this area and I know that because we have had many discussions on this very subject. I know Randy and I discussed it a few days ago during a time of fellowship and as I mentioned to him, this subject is something I need to understand. I think it’s something that needs to be made clear in our own minds so we can better understand what the meaning of sin is.

I am not saying I have come to a full understanding of this any more than having come to a full understanding of the cross and what Jesus did there. What I am saying is that it is important to know what it means when it says sin is dead as well as saying that we are dead to sin. I have been keeping quite busy over the past several days looking at this very subject and I feel the Lord is beginning to shed some light on it for me. As I post over the next several days I think you will find it interesting to read, especially if you have struggled with the meaning of this word like I have. Again, I am not saying I fully understand it but I intend to post on that subject and will gladly listen to any feedback whether pro or con.

Understanding correctly is part of the process of salvation of the mind will and emotions (soul). I pray the Lord would open our understanding as He continues to reveal Himself to us and we better understand this awesome redemptive plan He instituted before the foundation of the world and completed it through Jesus at the cross.