Sin must no longer rule. This shows two possibilities: (1) one who has died with Christ and been raised to new life could still return to being the slave of sin (compare Hebrews 6:4-6); (2) one who is new in Christ has the option of living a holy life. [Not the ascetic life of human holiness, but the living sacrifice of God's holiness.]

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Old Testament