“And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left.” Lk. 23:33 Greek word kranion = skull Latin word for skull “calvaria” “And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha” Jn. 19:17

“And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto Me. This He said, signifying what death He should die.” Jn. 12:32-33

“outside the gate” - Heb. 13:11-12 “near the city” - Jn. 19:20 “they that passed by” - Matt. 27:39 “stood at a distance” - Lk. 23:49 - When Jesus was crucified - City of Jerusalem burned - Jews destroyed by Rome - Constantine built church building - British man “Gordon” found a hill

Some want to go to the physical place Calvary refers to death, crucifixion  Have you been immersed - Acts 2:38  Wearing the right name - Acts 4:12, 1 Pet. 4:16  Observing the Lord’s Supper - Acts 20:7  Singing A Cappella - Col. 3:16, Eph. 5:19  Giving liberally - 2 Cor. 9:6-7

Rom. 6: answers the question v. 1 “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?” Rom. 5: sin abounded -- grace abounded Should we continue to sin so that grace would continue to abound ? v. 2

4 Reasons Why Christians Should Not Sin #1 We Have Died to Sin#1 We Have Died to Sin “God forbid. How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?” Rom. 6:2 Dies Physically - no longer lives the former life Dies Spiritually - no longer lives the former life “…that we, having died to sins, might life for righteousness” 1 Pet. 2:24

#2 We have Been Baptized#2 We have Been Baptized “Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?” Rom. 6:3 v. 4 - buried with Him through baptism v. 5 - likeness of His death and resurrection Our old self has died to sin, and Christ has taken his place 4 Reasons Why Christians Should Not Sin

#3 We Are Dead To Sin#3 We Are Dead To Sin “Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. For he who has died has been freed from sin.” Rom. 6:6-7  Old life of sin has been put to death  Every time a person becomes a Christian, a sinner dies 4 Reasons Why Christians Should Not Sin

#4 We Are Living with Him#4 We Are Living with Him “Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him” Rom. 6:8 v. 9 - Christ raised from the dead v.10 - He lives to God v.11 - “Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” 4 Reasons Why Christians Should Not Sin

“Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.” Rom. 6:12

“And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.” Gal. 5:24  We must do it to ourselves  It’s an inside job “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” 2 Cor. 5:17

“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me.” Gal. 2:20  Saul of Tarsus no longer lives Contradiction “Nevertheless I Live”  The old Saul is not living. A brand new person is living.

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