Romans 6: Dead to Sin, Alive to God

Paul rejects the idea that believers should keep sinning so grace may increase. United with Christ in his death and resurrection, they are dead to sin and alive to God, freed from sin's slavery to become slaves of righteousness, for sin's wage is death.

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In Romans 6:7, Paul gives a short, general principle to support what he just said about the old self being put to death with Christ. What is that principle?

Whoever prays often enough will eventually stop sinning altogetherWhoever has died is released from sin's claim on themWhoever keeps the law perfectly earns release from sinWhoever is baptized a second time receives double the grace