The inner man is weak and trapped (imprisoned) within the carnal outer man. Religion just puffs him up. But Jesus came to set us free..by crucifying the outer man and empowering the inner man to walk as Jesus walked.
Romans 6:3-11 KJV
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Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
4) Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
5) For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
6) Knowing this,
that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
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For he that is dead is freed from sin.
8) Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
9) Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
10) For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
11) Likewise
reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
There is a new reality for those who are baptized into Christ. But if we don't believe it, we don't walk in it. Though you say that the Christian must crucify the outer man, this passage teaches that if we've been baptized into Christ, that we've been crucified with Him. This means we are even now free from sin.
Do you believe this is true?
Much love!
