The main idea of this passage is the separation between being alive or dead figuratively. Verse 1 starts off the passage with a similar argument that we see in chapter 3 verse 7. "... Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?"
When we first prayed that prayer of forgiveness, we died. What this means is that we died in the blood of Christ and was buried with Him. But because God raised His son to live a new life, so may we be born again. Whenever people speak of being born again, Counterstrike pops into my head where you respawn every round after you die. In a way this is similar, but the difference is that, once you are reborn with Christ, sin no longer has a hold on you. In other words, you do not want to kill any terrorists or counter-terrorists anymore and you instantly drop every weapon.
"In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus... do not let sin reign in you mortal body so that you obey its evil desires... do not offer parts of your body to sin... but rather offer yourselves to God."
"For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace."
The sad thing is. Our bodies are weak and we fall into sin every so often, some more than others. But the thing is, let God's grace surround you. The goodness that he has brought into your life will surely not tempt you to sin!
Amen.
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