Are You Dead to Sin and Alive to God in Christ?

Paul says he died to sin, once for all. By the way, that's not once and for all. Its once for everybody. And so you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to god in christ. Why do the say consider? I'll tell you why. He says consider about perspective, yos. Because you're still going to struggle with sin, because this is still a part of your life. So it's almost like you need to do this mental game. Recognize, remember to recognize yourself as dead to sin  and alive to god"