The letter to the Romans conveys a message of God's love and
how through his grace, he has prepared a way to liberate
mankind from a life of sin to a life of righteousness. But
the way the message is presented, this grace may easily be
misunderstood as an encouragement for people to live in sin.
In Chapter 6:1-14, a concise but detailed outline of the
message of the epistle unfolds into two main sections,
namely, the Indicative and the Imperative. Key statements in
these sections are: 'How can we who have died to sin,
continue to live in it?' (6:2), and 'Consider yourselves dead
to sin and alive to God' (6:11). Failure to distinguish the
separate meanings of these statements may lead to the
conclusion that the pericope encourages libertinism.
In outlining the:meaning of this expression, 'We have died to
sin ... ', I hope to make a contribution for a better
understanding of the message of this pericope, namely: The
grace of God that enables believers to live a righteous / Biblical and Ancient Studies / M.A. (Theology)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/17270 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Mabelane, Kolena Solomon |
| Contributors | Roberts, J. H. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (iii, 103 leaves) |
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