Romans Chapter 6 Vs. 8

 

Dead to Sin, Alive to God

Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: Rom 6:8

dead with Christ... We are supposed to reckon ourselves dead with Christ (Rom. 6:8, 6:11).

Our new life is in Christ, not in the flesh.

The context suggests that Paul means not only that believers will live in the presence of Christ for eternity, but also that all who have died with Christ, which is true of all believers, will live a life here that is fully consistent with His holiness.

These verses state much the same truth as Rom. 6:5-7 and in the same format, beginning with if (“since”). Those who by faith receive Jesus Christ and are identified with Him have died with Christ (cf. Rom. 6:3, 6:5). Because this is true, we believe (pres. tense, “we keep on believing”) that we will also live with Him. The sharing of the resurrection life of Christ begins at the moment of regeneration, but it will continue as a believer shares eternity with the Lord.