Title: The True Meaning of the Lord's Resurrection
Exposition to Romans 41
The True Meaning of the Lord's Resurrection
Romans 6:8-10
1. If we had died with Christ
Paul says in verse 8, “If we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.” What Paul is saying is that because Christians are united in the death and resurrection of Christ, the fact that Christ died is of great significance, and on the basis of that fact the treatment of the sins of all who are in Christ is determined that is giving In verse 5, Paul said, “If we have been united in his death, we will also be united in his resurrection.” is explained again.
(1) The statement “if we died with Christ” emphasizes once again the fact that we are firmly united to Christ and to his death. Christians are those who died with Christ. Those who were living in Adam, the old man who was ruled as a slave under the system of sin, died in union with the death of Christ. If there is a person who is not, that person can never be a person in Christ. Saying that you have been saved by grace can easily cause misunderstandings by those who do not know the truth. When it is said, “Where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,” so the objection could arise, “Can we not dwell in sin so that grace may increase?” (Romans 5:20, 6:1). Because this objection leads to the conclusion that it is not okay for Christians to sin, Paul argues that Christians can no longer live in sin because they died together in the death of Christ in order to counter this misunderstanding. (Romans 6:2).
(2) It says, “I also believe that I will live with him.” To believe that we will live with him means to be united to the resurrection of Christ. This fact that, if we are united in the death of Christ, we are also united in the resurrection of Christ is very clear and natural. When we say that we believe we will live with him, we do not mean a future event that is meant to be a glorious resurrection that we will enjoy. Of course, a broad interpretation could include that too, but what Paul is emphasizing here is reaffirming the already completed union with Christ in Christ.
Death and resurrection are not continuous life. The old man who lived in Adam died completely in union with the death of Christ. That life no longer exists anywhere. Since you've gone through the business, you can't come back to life. separated forever. And our life, united in the resurrection of Christ, is a whole new life. It is not the life inherited from Adam, but the life born of God. The life that was buried in the tomb has not been revived, but has been resurrected to the eternal life of God.
Therefore, the me who died as the old man and the me who was resurrected as a new man are completely separate people with no connection whatsoever. Christians who are newly born in union with the resurrection of Christ have nothing to do with the old man who lived in the previous sins, but must live anew in the new life in Christ. What Paul emphasizes in Romans 6 is to clarify the principle of salvation.
2. Christ rose from the dead.
We now come to the words of verse 9. “Knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, will die no more, and that death shall no longer have dominion over him.” Paul is not here referring to events related to Christians, but only events specific to Christ. The reason Paul deals so thoroughly with the events of Christ's death and resurrection is that his death and resurrection events encompass the whole doctrine of Christianity.
(1) It is said that Christ rose from the dead. Christ died before there was a living event. Therefore, Christ had a life before death. The life of Christ before the dead was a life under the dominion of sin. It was a life lived under the power of sin. He was without sin, but he was born under sin and the law. He came to a world under sin and the law according to his own choices. It says that it was entirely for us (Hebrews 2:14,15). Christ accomplished this by His death. And he was raised from the dead.
(2) Christ said that He will not die again. Christ cannot die again. Because he has already completed the work of death. He solved all problems by death. He does not have to come to die again, nor can He die.
(4) It says, “For his death died to sin once for all, but his life lived to God.” Christ's death is an event that died once for sin. He does not have to die for sin. Because he has no sin. But he himself was born under sin for us. And I lived under the dominion of that sin. And he died for that sin. Of course, it is the sin that takes the place of our sins. To die once means to die only once. His death is enough. Everyone dies only once. With that one-time death, he completed the work of his coming as the last Adam. Now that he was raised to life by resurrection, he lived to God. These words mean a return to the former glory of the throne.
Conclusion: Why does Paul speak more clearly and clearly about the death and resurrection of Christ in this way? For this must be certain so that the truth that comes from union with Christ will become clear.