Section 9
that our old man was crucified with Christ and buried? If we believe that we are in Christ, then we must also believe that our old man has been crucified with Him. Whether or not we feel that this is so, it is a fact that our old man is dead and buried. Therefore, Paul says, "Know ing this, that our old man has been crucified with Him." In Christ, our old man has been put away.
THE BODY OF SIN
Since our old man has been crucified and buried, "the body of sin" has been "made of none effect" (6:6). Because of the fall, our body is a body of sin. As such a fallen body, it is good only for committing sins. In this body there is noth ing but sin. Therefore, in Romans 7:19 and 20 Paul says, "For the good which I will, I do not; but the evil I do not will, this I practice. But if what I do not will, this I do, it is no longer I that do it but sin that dwells in me." The sin dwelling in our body makes it "the body of sin." However tired we may be, our body is very active when there is opportunity for sinning. For example, some people may gamble for three days and nights without sleeping or eating properly. But not one employee could work for seventy-two