The Meaning of ‘We … Died to Sin’ in Romans 6.2

Abstract

The article analyses the words ‘we … died to sin’ in Rom. 6.2, with special reference to the question whether the words are to be taken in a ‘forensic’ or a ‘moral’ sense, and argues that a stronger case can be made for the latter. It is also argued that the words are written with reference to baptised believers with a view to reminding them of the radical change they experienced at the time of their initiation into the Christian faith, and exhorting them to continue living as those who have renounced their former life styles and are now alive in Christ.