8月14日
标 题：我们可以仍在罪中吗？
经 节：这样，怎么说呢？我们可以仍在罪中、叫恩典显多吗？断乎不可！我们在罪上死了的人岂可仍在罪中活着呢？（罗马书六章1～2节）
基督徒已经向着罪死了。罪再也不能控制一具死尸。试探可以不断地引诱我们，然而，死尸一点也不会屈服！在你成为基督徒之前，你很容易受罪的影响。罪牢牢地掌控你。当你成为基督徒，你的老我死了（加拉太书二：20）。罪现在不能再控制你，就像试探不能勾引死尸一样。你已经向着罪死了。你可能还会再犯罪，但是你已经不在罪的权势之下。如果你选择对试探让步，你就拒绝了基督为你死所换取不犯罪的自由。
神的恩典更进一步地激发我们抵挡罪。神的恩典使得耶稣愿意把自己交在那些祂要拯救的人手中，忍受他们的嘲弄、鞭打、和被钉死于十字架。尽管我们悖逆祂，神的恩典使我们的罪得饶恕。每回犯罪，神就施予如此的恩典，饶恕我们。既然知道这个恩典，我们不应该再继续犯罪（罗马书六：1～2）。我们不能自恃有神的恩典，而继续犯罪。
你不再被罪捆绑，作无助的受害者。我们的神早就得胜。神没有必要为你的罪赢得胜利，因为祂早已经得胜！你所当做的，是将祂的胜利应用在生活的每个层面。如果你有某项恶习、不敬虔的态度，或不义的关系需要被除去，你要宣告今日基督复活的胜利。接着，你能够自由地经历神要赐给你的丰盛生活。
Can We Continue in Sin?
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? (Romans 6:1-2)
A Christian has died to sin. Sin has no control over a corpse. Temptation can present itself enticingly and persistently, yet a corpse will not succumb! Before you were a Christian you were keenly susceptible to sin. Sin held you in its grip. When you became a Christian, your old self died (Gal. 2:20). Sin now has no more control over you than temptation has over a corpse. You have died to sin. You can still sin, but you are no longer in sin’s power. If you choose to succumb to temptation, you are rejecting the freedom from sin that Christ gained for you by His death.
God’s grace is a further motivation for us to resist sin. It was God’s grace that enabled Jesus to endure mocking, beating, and crucifixion at the hands of those whom He had come to save. It was grace that led God to forgive our sin despite our rebellion against Him. It is this same grace that God expresses toward us each time we sin against Him. Knowing this grace, we cannot continue to practice sin (Rom. 6:1–2). We cannot presume upon God’s forgiveness by committing further offenses.
You are no longer the helpless victim of your sin. The victory has already been won. God does not have to win a victory over your sin; He already has! You only need to apply His victory to each area of your life. If there is a sinful habit, an ungodly attitude, or an unrighteous relationship that you need to put to death, claim the victory of Christ’s resurrection today. Then you will be free to experience the abundant life that God intends for you.
