Ephesians 2:1-5 LITV
1) and you being dead in deviations and sins,
2) in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, the spirit now working in the sons of disobedience,
3) among whom we also all conducted ourselves in times past in the lusts of our flesh, doing the things willed of the flesh and of the understanding, and were by nature the children of wrath, even as the rest.
4) But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,
5) even we being dead in deviations, He made us alive together with Christ (by grace you are being saved),
Romans 6:7 LITV
7) For the one that died has been justified from sin.
What are these passages telling us? What does "death" mean in the Bible?
Colossians 2:13 LITV
13) And you, being dead in the deviations and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all the deviations,
Colossians 3:1-5 LITV
1) If, then, you were raised with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is sitting at the right of God;
2) mind the things above, not the things on the earth.
3) For you died, and your life has been hidden with Christ in God.
4) Whenever Christ our life is revealed, then also you will be revealed with Him in glory.
5) Then put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil lust, and covetousness, which is idolatry;
Romans 7:4-6 LITV
4) So that, my brothers, you also were made dead to the Law through the body of Christ, for you to become Another's, to the One raised from the dead, so that we may bear fruit to God.
5) For when we were in the flesh, the passions of sin were working in our members through the Law for the bearing of fruit unto death.
6) But now we have been set free from the Law, having died to that in which we were held, so as for us to serve in newness of spirit, and not in oldness of letter.
Romans 6:11 LITV
11) So also you count yourselves to be truly dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Truly dead! Truly?
If Death only means the cessation of life, and you are alive if you are standing, and when you die you just drop and that's the end, how you account for the sayings of these passages? And many more like them?
Much love!
As you can see Marks, the meanings vary to match the context.
1) and you being
dead in deviations and sins,
In this case, these disciples were working hard to not sin, exceptionally.
Romans 6:7 LITV
7) For the one that
died has been justified from sin.
This passage means that upon death all those who have not sinned against the holy spirit have been acquitted of sins committed while alive.
Colossians 2:13 LITV
13) And you, being dead in the deviations and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all the deviations,
These were anointed Christians who became dead to the world, and now alive by being born again.
Colossians 3:1-5 LITV
1) If, then, you were raised with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is sitting at the right of God;
2) mind the things above, not the things on the earth.
3) For you
died, and your life has been hidden with Christ in God.
4) Whenever Christ our life is revealed, then also you will be revealed with Him in glory.
5) Then put to
death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil lust, and covetousness, which is idolatry;
These not longer practiced those things in verse 5
Romans 7:4-6 LITV
4) So that, my brothers, you also were made
dead to the Law through the body of Christ, for you to become Another's, to the One raised from the dead, so that we may bear fruit to God.
5) For when we were in the flesh, the passions of sin were working in our members through the Law for the bearing of fruit unto
death.
6) But now we have been set free from the Law, having
died to that in which we were held, so as for us to serve in newness of spirit, and not in oldness of letter.
Christians no longer had to obey the law, they were now under a new covenant, therefore the law was dead to them, or no longer valid.
Romans 6:11 LITV
11) So also you count yourselves to be
truly dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Truly dead! Truly?
If Death only means the cessation of life, and you are alive if you are standing, and when you die you just drop and that's the end, how you account for the sayings of these passages? And many more like them?
Dont even consider sinning,
Nice that you picked up on that sir, many words have various meanings but can usually be understood by examining the surrounding words and context of how they fit together. Another way to make sure is that it does not contradict any other passage, if it does then it has not been fully understood.
