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fact we cannot help but believe it and realize that we have died with Christ and also have been raised with Him. By this kind of seeing we know with full assurance that we are dead to sin and alive to God.
I must emphasize once again that we need a vision to see the glorious fact revealed in Ro mans 6. Many Christians have the doctrinal knowledge of Romans 6 but have never seen a vision of the fact unveiled in this chapter. To understand a thing doctrinally is altogether dif ferent from seeing that very thing in a vision. This problem regarding Romans 6 is prevalent among Christians. Many think that they under stand the doctrine of Romans 6, but have not seen the fact by way of a vision. Many stress the matter of believing. But if you do not see the fact, it will be difficult for you to believe by your doctrinal understanding. Once you see it in a vision, you will have faith in it spontaneously. What Paul means by "Knowing this" is actually the seeing of a fact in a spiritual vision. We all must pray that the Lord will deliver us from con tentment with a mere doctrinal understanding of Romans 6 and grant us a clear vision in our spirit that we may see the glorious fact revealed in this chapter. Then we will know it in its reality.