What it means to be declared righteous from sin.

What it means to be declared righteous from sin.

“freed” is the perfect passive indicative of the Greek verb

dikaioo

dikaioo = to render (i.e. show or regard as) just or innocent:

to declare to be righteous, to pronounce righteous

to cause to be released from the control of some state or situation involving moral issues - 'to release, to set free.'

to be freed from its dominion

ROM 5:1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

All of these passages talk about justification by faith, which is the big message of Romans 3-5.

This is being in the clear and being declared righteous by God when it comes to our sins.

Here in verse 7 he who has died is justified from sin, not sins.

Sin, the rebellion against God.

Sin which still dwells in my flesh, in the members of my body.

You and I have been declared righteous and free, released from, the dominion of sin.

We have been exonerated, released from, not only our personal sins, but also sin in the flesh.

Distinguish between being justified from sins - from the guilt of sins - by the blood of Christ, through faith…

…and being justified from sin - the thing itself-, by our death with Christ on the cross.

It is the consciousness of sinfulness that keeps believers back from reigning in life.

What comes roaring through Paul’s letters is this unconquerable confidence and boldness and abundant life.

He had no sense of guilt or bondage or failure before the Lord.

He knew that he had been justified from all guilt by the blood of Christ;

And he knew that he was also justified, cleared, from sin itself!!

He had no consciousness of the burden of his sins or the burden of sin the thing itself.

And therefore, though walking in an, as yet, unredeemed body, …

… he was totally heavenly in his standing, life, and relations with God!

The conscious presence of sin in his flesh only served to remind him of the fact that he was IN CHRIST!!!