Romans 6:23 : ver 16, 21; Ge 2:17; Pr 10:16; Eze 18:4; Ro 1:32; S 5:12; 7:5, 13; 8:6, 13; Gal 6:7, 8; Jas 1:15 In the same way, you too must continuously consider yourselves dead as far as sin is concerned, but living for God through the Messiah Jesus.

Has then what is good become death to me? Certainly not! But sin, that it might appear sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that sin through the commandment might become exceedingly sinful. 14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, ( AT)sold under sin. 15 For what I am doing, I do not understand. ( AU)For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do. 16 If, then, I do what I will not to do, I agree with the law that it is good. 17 But now, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. 18 For I know that ( AV)in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find. 19 For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. 20 Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

The Westminster Shorter Catechism says, “Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.” A life lived for God glorifies God. We pursue God with our entire being – heart, soul, mind, and strength. We abide in Christ (John 15:4, 8) and therefore act like Him by loving others. In doing that, we bring glory to His name and also enjoy the relationship for which we were originally created. Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace? 2 Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it? 3 Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death? 4 For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact ( CL)the Spirit of God dwells in you. ( CM)Anyone who does not have ( CN)the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 If the Spirit of ( CO)him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus [ j] from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies ( CP)through his Spirit who dwells in you. Heirs with Christ Let not ( U)sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. 13 ( V)Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but ( W)present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness. 14 For ( X)sin ( Y)will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. Slaves to RighteousnessWhat then? Shall we sin ( W)because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not! 16 Do you not know that ( X)to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? 17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart ( Y)that form of doctrine to which you were [ e]delivered. 18 And ( Z)having been set free from sin, you became slaves of 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 [ f]for holiness. Preghiera: Signore, quanto è meraviglioso sapere che vieni ed entri nella mia vita per aiutarmi e per sollevare i fardelli che porto. Scelgo di fidarmi di Te per i problemi e le preoccupazioni della mia vita. Amen.