A NEW LIFE YOU CAN FEEL IN YOUR BONES: Entering the Freedom of Romans 6

There are moments in Scripture when the pages don’t just speak — they confront. They don’t just comfort — they overhaul. They don’t just explain — they transform the very way you breathe, think, walk, and define who you are. Romans 6 is one of those moments.

You can read Romans 6 casually, the way you’d skim a news article or glance at the labels on a grocery store shelf. But Romans 6 wasn’t written to be skimmed. It is one of the most decisive, disruptive, identity-rewriting chapters in all of the New Testament. It is the chapter where God draws a line in the sand and says:

“You are not who you used to be — and you never will be again.”

Double-lived Christianity, half-awake faith, guilty-ridden walking, shame-carrying religion — Romans 6 sets them all on fire. Because this chapter doesn’t simply tell you what Jesus did for you. It tells you what happened to you when Jesus saved you. And that revelation is the difference between limping through the Christian life and finally walking in the authority that has always belonged to you.

When you grasp Romans 6, something finally snaps.

Something breaks loose.

Something wakes up inside your spirit.

Something long dead begins to breathe.

You stop asking, “How close can I get to the old life without slipping?”

And you start asking, “Why would I go back to Egypt when I’m finally free?”

THE QUESTION THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING

Paul begins Romans 6 by asking one of the most dangerous questions a believer can ask:

“Shall we continue in sin so that grace may abound?”

It’s the kind of question people whisper but rarely say out loud. If God’s grace is this strong… if His forgiveness is this deep… if His mercy is this wide… then does my obedience even matter?

Paul doesn’t respond softly.

He doesn’t negotiate.

He doesn’t hedge.

He doesn’t soften the blow.