1. The Bible gives us a number of reasons why our new lifestyle of “no longer following my own way” is the best thing for us. What motivations do the following verses give to not make God’s grace “cheap” but to follow him as he calls us?

Psalm 119:1-2 Galatians 6:7-8 Philippians 1:6 Hebrews 12:7-11 2 Corinthians 5:10

2. What does it mean that you now have the same relationship to sin that Christ has to sin? That you are dead to sin but alive to God? (6:10-11)

3. What does it mean to not present the parts of your body to sin, but to present your bodies to God as instruments of righteousness? What does that look like in everyday life? (6:13,19)

4. Why is the familiar verse Romans 6:23 more about life now than life in heaven after we die? Give examples of the statement—”Wherever there is sin, there is death.