Thoughts About Your Funeral

Rom. 6:1-6

1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? 3 Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? 4 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. 5 For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 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.

Rom. 6:1-6

To Go to Heaven – Two Funerals

To Go to Heaven – Two Funerals• The lost have only one funeral

To Go to Heaven – Two Funerals• The lost have only one funeral

• Those in heaven will have two

To Go to Heaven – Two Funerals• The lost have only one funeral

• Those in heaven will have two• Obvious one—the physical burial

To Go to Heaven – Two Funerals• The lost have only one funeral

• Those in heaven will have two• Obvious one—the physical burial

• Important one—spiritual burial

To Go to Heaven – Two Funerals• The lost have only one funeral

• Those in heaven will have two• Obvious one—the physical burial

• Important one—spiritual burial

• Described in book of Romans

1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? 3 Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? 4 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. 5 For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 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.

Rom. 6:1-6

Before Becoming Christians

Before Becoming Christians• Slaves of sin and uncleanness

19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness. 20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. Rom. 6:19-20

Before Becoming Christians• Slaves of sin and uncleanness

• Slaves of lawlessness & more lawlessness

• 19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness. 20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. Rom. 6:19-20

Before Becoming Christians• Slaves of sin and uncleanness

• Slaves of lawlessness & more lawlessness

• Free from righteousness

19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness. 20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. Rom. 6:19-20

Before Becoming Christians• Slaves of sin and uncleanness

• Slaves of lawlessness & more lawlessness

• Free from righteousness

• Used members of body to do evil

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19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness. 20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. Rom. 6:19-20

Before Becoming Christians• Slaves of sin and uncleanness

• Slaves of lawlessness & more lawlessness

• Free from righteousness

• Used members of body to do evil

• Minds - Entertained & Devised Evil

Before Becoming Christians• Slaves of sin and uncleanness

• Slaves of lawlessness & more lawlessness

• Free from righteousness

• Used members of body to do evil

• Minds - Entertained & Devised Evil

• Eyes - Looked and Lusted for Evil

Before Becoming Christians• Slaves of sin and uncleanness

• Slaves of lawlessness & more lawlessness

• Free from righteousness

• Used members of body to do evil

• Minds - Entertained & Devised Evil

• Eyes - Looked and Lusted for Evil

• Tongues - Set on Fire by Hell

Before Becoming Christians• Slaves of sin and uncleanness

• Slaves of lawlessness & more lawlessness

• Free from righteousness

• Used members of body to do evil

• Minds - Entertained & Devised Evil

• Eyes - Looked and Lusted for Evil

• Tongues - Set on Fire by Hell

• Hands - Worked to do Evil

Before Becoming Christians• Slaves of sin and uncleanness

• Slaves of lawlessness & more lawlessness

• Free from righteousness

• Used members of body to do evil

• Minds - Entertained & Devised Evil

• Eyes - Looked and Lusted for Evil

• Tongues - Set on Fire by Hell

• Hands - Worked to do Evil

• Feet - Walked Swiftly to do Evil

Before Becoming Christians• Slaves of sin and uncleanness

• Slaves of lawlessness & more lawlessness

• Free from righteousness

• Used members of body to do evil

• Resulted in death

20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

Rom. 6:20-21

Before Becoming Christians• Slaves of sin and uncleanness

• Slaves of lawlessness & more lawlessness

• Free from righteousness

• Used members of body to do evil

• Resulted in death

• That person was crucified and buried

After Becoming Christians

After Becoming Christians• Old man has been crucified

After Becoming Christians• Old man has been crucified

• Freedom from slavery of sin

After Becoming Christians• Old man has been crucified

• Freedom from slavery of sin

• A new master, a slave of the Lord Jesus

After Becoming Christians• Old man has been crucified

• Freedom from slavery of sin

• A new master, a slave of the Lord Jesus

• Members of body to serve righteousness

After Becoming Christians• Old man has been crucified

• Freedom from slavery of sin

• A new master, a slave of the Lord Jesus

• Members of body to serve righteousness

• Minds - Entertain & Devise Good

After Becoming Christians• Old man has been crucified

• Freedom from slavery of sin

• A new master, a slave of the Lord Jesus

• Members of body to serve righteousness

• Minds - Entertain & Devise Good

• Eyes - Look and “Lust” for Good

After Becoming Christians• Old man has been crucified

• Freedom from slavery of sin

• A new master, a slave of the Lord Jesus

• Members of body to serve righteousness

• Minds - Entertain & Devise Good

• Eyes - Look and “Lust” for Good

• Tongues - Ruled by Law of Kindness

After Becoming Christians• Old man has been crucified

• Freedom from slavery of sin

• A new master, a slave of the Lord Jesus

• Members of body to serve righteousness

• Minds - Entertain & Devise Good

• Eyes - Look and “Lust” for Good

• Tongues - Ruled by Law of Kindness

• Hands - Work to do Good

After Becoming Christians• Old man has been crucified

• Freedom from slavery of sin

• A new master, a slave of the Lord Jesus

• Members of body to serve righteousness

• Minds - Entertain & Devise Good

• Eyes - Look and “Lust” for Good

• Tongues - Ruled by Law of Kindness

• Hands - Work to do Good

• Feet - Walk in Paths of Righteousness

Buried and Raised With Him

• Believe in Him John 3:16

• Repent—decide to obey Acts 17:30

• Confess Christ Rom. 10:9

• Baptized to be saved Acts 22:16

Added to His Kingdom, His church

• Be faithful until death Rev. 2:10