 Grace the Lord and welcome everyone to the class on Romans. Welcome to our online students, Paul, John, Zalatoli. We have only one in-person student that is Jefina. And also welcome to our e-learning students who will be listening to this lecture later on. Last week we studied Chapter 5. It was quite a powerful chapter where Paul laid the foundations of the truth of our identification. We'll move on to Chapter 6, which is another very powerful chapter where he speaks about how sin's power is broken. So before we do a short recap of Chapter 5 and move on to Chapter 6, can one of you please lead us in prayer? Paul, can you lead us in prayer? Father Almighty God, in the name of Jesus, we thank you for bringing us together today in this class. We pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit to come and guide us, open our spiritual eyes, spiritual understanding so that all what we're going to learn should bear fruits. We commit the teacher into your hand, we commit our internet connection into your hand. Father Lord, we pray, believing that all this will be for the glory of your name. We pray and declare all these in Jesus Christ's name, Son of the Living God. Amen. Amen, amen. Thank you Paul. So we just briefly do a recap of Chapter 5. So in Chapter 5 Paul has laid the foundation of the truth of our identification. It tells us in Adam who he calls as the first Adam, the first man, the natural man, the man of the earth. And he says that through this first Adam, the first man, the natural man, the man of the earth, he says we have inherited sin and because of sin we have inherited death and everything else that came as a result of sin. He says that we became enemies of God, we were without strength, condemned, we faced the rock of judgment and eternal judgment that is held as a result of being part of Adam's race. And then he talks about the truth of our identification in Christ and here he refers to Christ as the last Adam, the second man, the spiritual man, the man from heaven and because of what Christ did on the cross, you know Paul says we inherited peace with God, the gift of righteousness, we are justified, we are made righteous. He says we have received abundance of grace, so we have the right standing in grace. We are saved from the wrath of God, we have eternal hope, we experience the love of God, we have the life of God in us. We reign in life over every demonic oppression, challenges that we face and he says we bear the image or the nature of Christ in us or we bear the image or the likeness or the nature of the heavenly man in us. So he's laid his powerful truths of our identification in chapter 5 and now he talks about in chapter 6, you know in chapter 6 he's basically sharing what he has always spoken about what we have received in Christ, that we have received the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness. So he is, you know, countering a question that people could ask which is should we continue in sin because God is giving us so much grace. So he's thinking for his people, his Jewish audience, the people who would be reading his letter, he's thinking in their mind what they would think. So he says hey these people would think okay now we have the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness. So, you know, should we continue in sin because God is giving us so much grace. So he's saying we are forgiven, we are made righteous, we are justified by the grace of God. But he says we need to understand that and also about how to live a life free from sin. So he's saying that we are forgiven, made righteous and justified by the grace of God. We understand that but how about living a life free from sin. So should we continue living in sin. So now he's basically transitioning to Christian living. He says you know how do we live in view of the cross and what has happened as a result of the cross in our lives. What crisis purchase for us on the cross. So what he's bringing out in Romans 6 is an in-depth understanding of the truth of our identification. He introduced it for us in Romans chapter 5 who we are of Adam and who we are in Christ. He's saying that is good. You know we have received now the truth of our identification but let's take it a little more deeper. Let's look at our understanding, our identification with Christ. What does it mean? How does it affect our lives? He's trying to say hey not only are we forgiven of sin but we're delivered from sin. So we don't have to live as slaves to sin anymore. So he has said that because of Adam's sin you know we have all inherited sin as a result of death. A result of it death has come at everything else but in Romans 6 he says we have been set free from sin. He explains to us how that happened. Now based on the title of this chapter since power is broken what is he talking about? Did Paul already talk about sin? Yes he's already spoken about sin. So what is he already established about sin and salvation? In chapters 2, 3 he's already established the fact that we are all sinners. Jesus died for our sins. We are all forgiven. His righteous we are made righteous. How we made righteous? His righteousness has been imputed upon us, has been put into our account and hence we are righteous. We have been made justified and we have a right standing in grace. Now when he's spoken about all of these things then why is he talking about sin here? Why is he coming back to talking about sin when he's already established all of these facts? That hey we're all sinners, we have sinned, we've fallen to the glory of God. Christ died for us, we are forgiven, we are made righteous. His righteousness has been put into our account, imputed into our account and we have a right standing in grace. Now when he's spoken about everything why is he coming back to talking about sin here? Now like I said in the introduction that this letter is not chapter wise but it's a letter. And we need to have the forward look and the backward look. So what he introduced initially in chapter one he will further explain or build on it later on. Similarly when interpreting something in the later chapter we might need to maintain a backward look which means we need to interpret it in the light or we need to read it now in the context of what has already been spoken of or what has been introduced to us or what has been taught to us or what Paul really mentions or writes about. What has already been stated on that subject previously. So in chapter three Paul talks about sin. He says all have sinned and we are justified or made righteous by faith. And just like he raised several questions to bring out the truth, similarly he raises some questions in this chapter or in this part of this letter as wet. So he raises up quite a lot of questions. So he basically addresses the main issue or the problem of sin by stating two main questions. So in this chapter he addresses the main issue of the problem of sin by asking two main questions. So the question is in verse one shall we continue to sin that grace may abound verse one and verse 15 shall we sin because we are not under the law but under the grace. So to answer these two main questions which he asked in verse one and verse 15, he has many follow up questions which these questions points through the spiritual truths that he wants to elaborate or to bring to our notice or he wants to explain to us. So the first question shall we continue in sin that grace may abound was one of the follow up questions that he asks is how shall we who have died who have been dead to sin live any longer in it was two. And then he also brings about another question follow up question for this main question in verse three. Do you not know that as many that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death. Okay, so these are the two follow up questions that he's asking in verse two and verse three, which helps him to answer the main question shall we continue in sin that grace may abound. Now the second main question shall we sin because we're not under the law but under the grace was 15. He asked two follow up questions. The first follow up question is in verse 16 says do you not know that to whom you present yourself slaves to obey you are that one slaves whom you obey whether of sin leading to death or of disobedience leading to righteousness. And then was 21. What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed. Okay, so Paul responds to these two main questions he introduces us to the truth about identification. And how that sets us how that has set us free from the dominion or the power of sin. Okay, and then he presents five actions that we must take to live a life free from sin under grace. And he also presents to us the truth that God's grace has made us free from sin. Okay, and then he goes on to say, hence what should be our response to God's grace. So what should be our response. Our response should be that, you know, we willingly make ourselves as slaves to God and slaves to righteousness, which results in holding living before God. Okay, so he presents five actions that you must take to live a life free from sin and under grace. He also presents us with the truth that God's grace has made us free from sin. And slaves to righteousness, which results in holding living before God. Okay, so with this background, let's study chapter six. Okay, so this is this basically a brief background I gave about chapter six. Now we will study chapter six in detail. So verses one, two and three, where he talks about more sin and more grace. So again, one of you please read Romans chapter six, verses one, two and three, please. What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not. How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? We do not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into this state. Amen. Thank you, Subashish. So having presented to us the powerful truth that we are justified by faith and that where sin abounded, you know, grace abounds all the more. Paul addresses a question that could arise in the minds of the Jews or the Gentiles, the people that are reading his letter. The question is shall we all just keep on sinning so that, you know, God can keep giving us more and more grace. So this is a question that he thinks his readers will think about or will pop up in the mind of people, you know, who he is writing this letter to. So what is his answer? His answer to the question shall we just keep on sinning so God can keep giving us more grace and more grace. What is the answer he says? He says certainly not. He says absolutely no. Why? Why does he say? What is the reason he gives us? He says we are dead to sin. Okay. So he's saying, hey, it's a common, you know, thinking logical thinking that that people cannot sin that people do not sin and that people cannot sin. Okay. So he says you're already dead to sin, which means hey, you cannot sin any longer and you, you know, you cannot sin and you know that people do not sin. And then he says we are baptized into Christ. Okay. Very interesting. He says we are baptized into Christ. We are baptized into his death. So here is he talking about water baptism or some other baptism? Any thoughts over here and he's saying, you know, we are baptized into Christ. We're baptized into his death is for referring to water baptism or he's referring to some other baptism. Come on. Can I have some answers? Please. It's okay. Even if you're wrong, doesn't matter. Is he referring to water baptism or is he referring to some other baptism? Some other baptism. Okay. Thank you, Rosalind. Some other baptism. Jeffyna says not specifically water baptism. I believe so. Super. She says some other. Yes. He's not talking about water baptism, but he's talking about some other baptism. And what is that? Spiritual baptism. Okay. He's talking about spiritual baptism. Why do we say he's talking about spiritual baptism because he said we have to baptize into Christ. Okay. Now we must understand what the author is trying to say from the language of the author. Okay. From the language of the author, we can understand what he's meaning to say or what he intended to say. So from this son, what would he mean being baptized into Christ? Okay. Or we can look at where else in scripture do we find this written about so we can get a better understanding. Okay. So Paul writes about this in 1 Corinthians chapter 12 verse 13. Okay. You know, and it says that the Holy, you know, it means that the Holy Spirit baptizes us into the body of Christ. Holy Spirit baptizes us into the body of Christ. And we're not baptized in water, but we are baptized in Christ. Yes. Water baptism is a physical outward expression of what we are reading here in Romans chapter 6 verse 3. Okay. So what happens inwardly, the spiritual baptism that we are spiritually identifying with Christ's death, his barren, his resurrection, his ascension, and him being seated at the right hand of the Father. That is our spiritual identity, identify with Christ spiritually in all of these areas when we are born again. So that is something that is spiritual. That is something that is inward that happens. And of course, water baptism is the physical outward expression of what is being mentioned in Romans chapter 6 verse 3. So Romans chapter 6 verse 3 is not referring to water baptism but spiritual baptism. But water baptism, yes, is a physical expression of that spiritual reality that we have experienced inside us in our spirit man when we are born again. So what he is focusing on is the spiritual truth. Okay. What is the spiritual truth? The spiritual truth is that all of us as believers or all of us who are born again, we have been baptized into Christ or we have been brought into Christ or we have been immersed into Christ or we have been put into Christ or we have been clothed in Christ. So it can refer to all of these things. It can refer to us to be baptized into Christ means we are brought into Christ. Okay. We are immersed into Christ. We are put into Christ and we are clothed into Christ. So it says when we are baptized into Christ, we are baptized into his death. Okay. By the coming into Christ, we now identify with his death. That is what it means. We are baptized into his death. That means we identify with Christ death. And it's a powerful expression. It's a powerful proclamation of the spiritual truth of our identification with Christ. And what is our spiritual truth of our identification with Christ is that we have been dead, buried, resurrected, ascended, and seated the right hand of God along with Jesus Christ. So we identify with Christ in all of these things. And it's a spiritual identification. Okay. So this is something for us to understand that Christ died 2000 years back. You know, and here we are 2000 years later when we are hearing the gospel, you know, we believe in Jesus Christ. We receive Jesus Christ as our personal savior. And, you know, we are baptized into him. Okay. So when we receive Christ as our personal savior, we are baptized into Jesus Christ. That means we are immersed into him spiritually. We become one with him spiritually. We identify with him in all of these things. So when we are brought into Christ or immersed into Christ, God says, what happened to Christ 2000 years ago becomes effective in you and me today. And how is that possible? Okay. We already spent time explaining it in Romans chapter five. The Paul is already explained to us in Romans chapter five because of Adam, you know, because we are in Adam, we have received, we have become all sinners, you know, we have sinned and death has come upon us. And, you know, we are affected by what happened 6000 years back by one man's disobedience. And the same truth is continuing here. Christ died 2000 years ago today. You and I who believe in Jesus, we are baptized into Christ. We are immersed into him spiritually. And the moment we identify with him, we identify with his death. Okay. So spiritually we are made one with Christ. Okay. So when we are baptized into Christ, it means spiritually we are made one with Christ. And because we are made one with Christ or baptized into Christ, you know, we are baptized into his death or we identify with his death. Okay. So what does it mean we baptize into his death? It means spiritually we have been made one with Christ. And because we have been made one with Christ, we are baptized into Christ. And because of that, we are baptized into his death, which means we identify with his death. So we understand more about how we identify with his death, his burial, his resurrection, his ascension seated at the right hand of God as we look through this chapter. Okay. So how do we identify with Christ? We look at verses four and five. So can one of you please read Romans chapter six verses four and five. And before you read that anyone has any questions. Okay. There are no questions. Can somebody please read verses four and five. Please for us. Therefore, we were buried with him through baptism into death that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the father, even so, we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been united together in the likeness of his death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of his resurrection. Amen. Thank you, Rosalind. So Paul is going on to say, hey, not only have we been baptized or we have been immersed into his death since we are part of his death, but we are also buried with him. And when Christ, when Christ was buried, we were also buried with him. So he's saying through baptism into that means we are baptized into his death. And not only are we buried with him, but just as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the father, you know, he says Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the father. It means that he was resurrected. So we also have been resurrected with him. Okay. So all that he's talking about in the spiritual sense are, you know, that we identify with Christ's death, his burial, his resurrection is all our spiritual identification. Okay. Romans 8 11 says Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the father. And we know that Christ was raised by the spirit of God. Okay. So here in in West four ways says he was raised up from the dead by the glory of the father. The word glory in Greek is doxa. Okay. And it's often used to refer to the nature and the works of God revealed to us or manifested to us. Okay. It's basically the manifestation of who God is and what he does a demonstration of his power. Okay. So we understand that it is a spirit of God that causes the glory of the father to be revealed. Okay. So Paul is saying we have received abundance of grace. We have received the gift of righteousness and something more has happened to us. What is that something more he says we're also being baptized into Christ. We are identified with him spiritually because we identify with him spiritually. We identify with his death, burial and his resurrection. So what Christ did 2000 years back, you know, has meaning and implications for our life. Okay. So how does it have meaning and implication for our life today? How does it matter to you and me today? That is what Paul goes on to explain. Okay. He says we should walk in newness of life. So our resurrection is telling us that we are walking in the newness of life. Okay. Life here. The Greek word for life here is Zoe, which means the newness of the God kind of life. And it also means that we are now living in the abundant life of God. That is the life we are working in that is God's life and God's nature that is in us. Okay. So we are have received the newness of the God kind of life. We are living in the abundant life of God here and now. And that is the life we are living in God's life and God's nature that is operating in and through us. He says that is what we should walk in the newness of life, the Zoe life, the God kind of life. Okay. We look at verse five. Okay. But if we have been united together in the likeness of his death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of his resurrection. Okay. So it says here that we died with him. We will also be raised with him. So the whole thing about death, burial and resurrection, we are with him. We identify with him. We are united together in Christ. We identify with Christ, which means that when Christ died, we died. When he was buried, we were buried. When he resurrected, we are also resurrected. And all this is talking about in the spiritual sense. Okay. So in Romans six, you know, of course, he does not mention the ascending part that was ascended and ascended to the right hand of the Father. But we know that from Ephesians chapter two, verse six, where it says he was raised up and he says where it says that he raised us up together and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. So Ephesians chapter two, verse six says how we have been raised up together with Christ. And we have, he has made us sit together with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. Okay. So in Romans chapter six, we don't talk about our spiritual identification when it comes to Christ's ascension and him being seated at the right hand of the Father. But the spiritual identification is made known to us or the truths revealed to us in Ephesians chapter two, verse six. So this verse says that we are also united or we also identify with Christ in his ascension. So when Christ ascended, we also ascended. That means we also ascended spiritually. And what does it mean? What does it mean? You know, when we say that we ascended with Christ spiritually or we identify with Christ spiritually when he ascended into heaven, it means that the system of this world has no longer control over us. Okay. So the system of this world has no longer control over us because we have been, we have ascended. Okay. And why do we say that? Because a believer has been taken out of this world. Okay. And we're all, we're talking all about this in the spiritual sense. So he's saying spiritually who you are. We're somebody, you know, who is living in this world, but you are in the world, but you are off the world. Okay. Which means the system of this world has no more control about you. So what is he coming to say is basically because you do not belong to this world. You do not belong to the system of this world. The power of sin no longer is operated over your life. The power of sin is rendered null and void over your life. The power of sin has no claim over your life. The power of sin has no dominion and authority and right over your life. Why? Because spiritually you have ascended. You are, you know, above the systems of this world. The systems of this world has no control over you. What is the system of this world? It's the power of sin. Okay. So he's saying that you have been taken out of this world and he's talking about this in the spiritual sense. If you read Ephesians chapter two versus one and two, he says, And you, he made a life who were dead in trespasses and sins in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience. Okay. Ephesians chapter two versus one and two. So this verse tells us that there is a system of disobedience. There is a system of rebellion that is working in this world. Okay. And the people who are living in this world are under the prince of the power of the air and we refer to this as the system of evil and rebellion. Okay. And so Paul is saying that you and I are not under that influence. We're not under the prince of the air. We're not under the system of disobedience and rebellion that is at work in this world. Why? Because we have been raised up with Jesus Christ. We have ascended. We are far above this world. Okay. So yes, we live in a world where there is spiritual darkness. There is evil. There is corruption. There is moral degradation, but that should not dominate or influence a believer. Why? Because we have been raised with Jesus Christ. Amen. We are raised with Jesus Christ. Spiritually, we've been taken out of that influence. We have been taken out of, you know, the influence of this world. And he says, hence, you know, we can dominate this world. So he says, remember, in chapter five, he says how we can reign in life, right? Because of what Christ has done for us, what he has purchased for us on the cross. We are in a position where we reign in life, which means we reign over every demonic force, authority, principalities, powers of darkness. So he's saying, hence, we can dominate this world and not let the darkness dominate us, not let the systems of this world dominate us. So he's, you know, we are the light. We are more powerful than darkness and it's sad that most believers do not know this and hence they are living under the darkness. They have not realized what Christ has done for them, what Christ has purchased for them. What is the truth of their spiritual identification, where they are in their standing with God? What is their spiritual inheritance? They are so, you know, it's so sad that they don't even know these truths. Okay. And then Ephesians chapter two was success and has raised us up together and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. Okay. So we saw how we identified with this ascension. We identify with this ascension spiritually when we are born again. And it means that we are above the systems of this world. We can dominate the systems of this world, the spirits of rebellion, disobedience, sin, evil, corruption, because we are light. And, you know, we don't let the darkness dominate us. And then he, you know, we also read in Ephesians chapter two was six that we are seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. So Paul mentions in Ephesians that we are also united or identify with Christ spiritually in his exaltation. Okay. When Christ was made to sit at the right hand of the father, you and I spiritually saying have also been made to sit at the right hand of the father. That means what? What does that mean? What does it mean that spiritually now that we are seat when we are seated in the right hand of God, the father along with Jesus Christ, what does it mean spiritually? Anyone? What does it mean spiritually? Yes. Thank you, Jefina. So Jefina says we have the authority and the power. It means we are placed in a place of highest authority. The right hand of God means the place of authority and power and dominion and rule. It signifies authority and power. The right hand of God basically signifies authority and rule. So Christ has, God has placed us along with Christ in a place of highest authority, you know, and God could not place you in any other higher place of authority than this. So we are seated together with Christ and this is our place of authority and dominion in the spiritual realm. Okay. So on this earth, we operate out of that place of authority. Okay. So when we confront demonic powers or when we confront challenges in our life, we operate from that place of dominion and authority. We need to understand where we are seated as spiritual identification of where we are standing, where we are seated, where we are is also important. So once we understand where we are seated that we are seated at the right hand of God, we operate out of that place of dominion and authority. You know, why? Because we are seated in the heavenly places and we need to understand or we need to remember that we are not striving for authority. We don't have to strive for authority. We just have to exert our authority. So striving and exerting are two different things. Okay. Many believers think that we must strive for authority. So to strive for authority, they do all kinds of things like, you know, fasting and praying and they do this and do that. Now, I'm not against all these spiritual disciplines. Of course, these spiritual disciplines are very, very important and I'm not against that and I'm not saying, please don't do it. These disciplines are important for us to be in good spiritual conditions so that we are fit to be used for what God is taking hold of or we're fit to use what God has given to us. But we don't have to strive for authority. All we need to do is we're already in a place of authority. We just have to exert our authority. We just have to use our authority and we use our, exert our authority by faith in God and using the word of God and by using the power that there is in the name of Jesus and we use it with a sense of humility and in faith. So we exert the authority that has been given to us by faith in God, the word of God and by using the power that is there in the name of Jesus. So Paul basically in Romans chapter five in Ephesians chapter four and also, you know, in Corinthians, he mentions about the truth of our identification where he says we identify first Corinthians chapter 12 where he says we identify with Christ's death, his crucifixion, his death, his, sorry, his death, his burial, his resurrection, his ascension and him being seated at the right hand of the Father. So what does it mean for us today? Or how does it affect our lives today? And that is what Paul is going to be explaining to us. So remember what he started out with? He started out with a question. He started out with this question, should we continue to live in sin? And he says, hey, you know, there's no way we can continue in sin. Why? Because we're all dead to sin. So when we're dead to sin, sin, we cannot sin. There's no longer that there's a possibility that we can sin. And then he's going to, you know, explain to us how this happens. Okay. So in order to explain this to us, he has introduced the truth or is introduced the truth of how we have been united together or how we are, or how we are being identified with Christ in his death, his burial, his resurrection, ascension and him seated at the right hand of the Father. Okay. And now he's going to explain to us little by little how this affects us being free from sin. Okay. So having helped us understand the truth of our identification in Romans chapter five, Romans chapter six, he goes on to say, you know, what do you do with it? How do you live with it? Okay. So his primary interest is in dealing with sin. How do we live with this truth, this truth with respect or the aspect of sin? And this is the primary focus. And we identify with Christ and how we can live in holiness. So in Romans chapter six and seven and most part of Romans chapter eight, he's answering these, this question that we are in Christ. You know, we identify with him now and how do we become holy and how do we overcome sin? Okay. We'll move on to verses six and seven. Before we move on to verses six and seven, anyone has any questions, please? Any doubts? Any, anyone need to explain again? No. Okay. If not, we'll move on to verses six and seven. Can somebody please read for us verses six and seven, please? Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin, for he who has died has been freed from sin. Amen. Thank you, Rosalind. So, you know, verse six, he begins with know this two words, you know, knowing this, you know. So, many believers do not know this truth, sadly. Okay. And this is something that we must know without knowing or having the revelation or spiritual understanding of this truth. You know, we will not be able to walk in it. Okay. And then he talks about the old man versus the new man. Okay. So, old man refers to the sinful nature or it refers to sinful nature in the unsafe human spirit. Okay. The old man came through Adam. Okay. Old man came through Adam and the new man came through Jesus Christ. Now, when we say that Jesus was the last Adam, we understand it because in Jesus, you know, in Jesus, the old man comes to an end. Okay. And in Jesus starts the new man. That is why we say we are a new creation in Christ. So, in contrast, the new man is referring to the divine nature that is in us, the divine nature which is created in the image of God in utter righteousness and true holiness. Okay. The old man, which is the old sinful nature has the inclination to sin. What happened to the old man? Paul says, what happens to old man? What does Paul say? It was crucified with him. Okay. So, when Christ was crucified, you and I were also crucified. Now, it doesn't mean that we were there when Jesus Christ was crucified. It just means that when we repent of ourselves, when we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and save the moment we do that, it means that spiritually, you know, that you and I were also crucified with him. So, what part of us was crucified? The old man. Okay. The old man was crucified and was put to death, which means it was an end of it. Okay. The old man is no longer alive in us because the old man is already crucified. It's dead. So, as believers, you and I don't have the old man, but as believers, you and I have got the new man, which comes through Jesus Christ. Okay. So, we have the new man, which comes through Jesus Christ. So, there is no sinful nature in your spirit. The mind has to be made new so it can think differently. The body has to be crucified. Why? Because the body would still like to behave like the old man, but it has to be retained to live according to the new man or it has to be retrained, sorry. It has to be retrained to live according to the new man and which Paul will explain to us in the rest of these verses in this chapter, in Romans chapter six. But we need to understand this that in our spirit man, there is no more the old man, but it's the new man. There's no more the old nature, but it's the new nature. Okay. So, in our bodies and in our minds, we need to renew our bodies and our minds and we need to retrain our bodies to think and behave like the new man. We'll continue from Romans chapter six verse six on Friday. Anyone has any questions before the end class? No questions? Okay. Thank you, everyone. I hope you enjoyed the powerful truths that we've been learning from Romans chapter five and six. We are going to be living out these truths and what Christ has purchased for us on the cross, reign and life and live the truth of your identification of who you are in Christ. God bless you all. Have a wonderful day and a wonderful week ahead. See you all on Friday. Thank you.