Romans 6:1-23
Key verse 6:4 “We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.”
1. What is in the mind of a person who raises the question in verse 1? (cf. 5:20) What is the answer? (2) What fundamental change takes place in a person when they become a Christian?
2. What does baptism symbolize? (3-4) How does being baptized into Jesus’ death enable us to live a new life? (cf. Galatians 2:20)
3. Why is it necessary to die with Christ? (5-10; cf. Ephesians 4:22-23) Why is Christ’s resurrection critical in living a new life?
4. How can we deal with the desire to sin? (11) What can we learn here about the nature of spiritual warfare–both negative and positive aspects? (12-14)
5. What is in the mind of the person who asks the question in verse 15? What determines a person’s real master? (16) How have we been set free from the power of sin and become slaves to righteousness? (17-18)
6. What happened when we offered ourselves as slaves to sin? (19-21) What happens when we offer ourselves as slaves of God? (19,22-23)