Romans: Exposition of Chapter 6: The New Man by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Author:D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones [Lloyd-Jones, D. Martyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Religion, Biblical Studies, New Testament, Christianity, Catholic, Romans
ISBN: 9780851511580
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Amazon: 0851511589
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Publisher: Banner of Truth
Published: 1972-11-01T22:00:00+00:00

ment this ‘therefore’, we have to draw certain deductions, we have to see that certain things are inevitable as the result of the doctrine that has already been laid down.

That brings us to the actual practical details. Do you long to be holy? Do you long to have victory over sin in your mortal body? How can you do so? First, understand the doctrine. You cannot work out the ‘therefore’ unless you are clear about the doctrine. Have you understood verses i to 11 ? Have you understood what the Apostle means by saying that you cannot ‘continue in sin that grace may abound’ because you are already dead to sin? Have you understood that you have really died to sin, that your old man has been crucified with Christ? Do you know what it means to ‘Reckon yourself to be dead indeed unto sin’ as Christ is dead unto sin ? Understanding the doctrine - that is the place to start. You must not say, ‘I am not interested in doctrine; all I do is to look to Christ and allow Him to live His life in me’. The ‘therefore’ insists that you must understand the doctrine. Then, having understood it, you must remind yourself of it constantly. ‘Reckon’ - go on reckoning, keep on reckoning, realize it, apply it to yourself, and then draw the inevitable deductions from it.

What are the deductions ? Here are some of them. If I really believe and understand the doctrine, and realize its implications, I am bound to ask this question: What sort of a person ought I to be in the light of this doctrine? You cannot consider the doctrine truly without drawing that deduction. Here is the truth about me; I have died with Christ I Why have I died with Christ? You are bound to ask the question. If you really understand the doctrine, you say, ‘What is my position now ? What sort of a man or a woman ought I to be in the light of all that has happened to me ?’ And, immediately, you are promoting your sanctification; you are beginning to turn against sin as it resides in your mortal body.

In the same way the doctrine provides us with the true motives for holiness. What are the true motives for holiness? They are not just a reaction against the evil nature of sin, they are not just the desire to be happy. These are a part of it, but not the chief motive. Still less should we seek to be holy in order to make ourselves Christians; and still less merely because we are afraid of hell and the punishment of hell. Our motives must be entirely

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