We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him.
9. Death no more rules over him, etc. He seems to imply that death once ruled over Christ; and indeed when he gave himself up to death for us, he in a manner surrendered and subjected himself to its power; it was however in such a way that it was impossible that he should be kept bound by its pangs, so as to succumb to...
To use the doctrine of grace as license for sin is to abuse it utterly and reject it with abhorrence. Any opinion that opens a door to practical immorality, however plausible its appeal to free grace, contradicts the truth as it is in Jesus. Sanctification consists in two things: mortification, dying to sin, and vivification, living to righteousness.
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Commenting on Romans 6:1-23
Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead,.... That Christ is risen from the dead, is a certain fact, well attested, thoroughly known, and firmly believed; the prophets prophesied of it, Christ himself foretold it, angels affirmed it, and the apostles were witnesses of it, as is also the Holy Ghost: and it is as certain, that he dieth no more; he is raised to...