With Christ (συν Χριστω). As pictured by baptism, the crucifixion with Christ of verse 6.

Verses 8-11 are a confirmation and illustration of what the apostle had said before, Romans 6:5–7. The argument is that as Christ was on…

For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:

There was no get…

Union with Christ continues to be the theme here, but attention shifts from its effect on the problem of sin to a consideration of its bearing on t…

But if we have died, and so on. He repeats this for no other purpose than to add the explanation that follows: that Christ, havin…

Now if we be dead with Christ
This does not imply any doubt about it, but is rather a taking it for granted: seeing …

Baptism teaches the nece ity of dying to sin, and being, so to speak, buried from all ungodly and unholy pursuits, and of rising to walk with God i…

After showing that we should not continue to sin after baptism has made us dead to sin, the Apostle now shows that we have the means to do this.