What does it mean that our old man was crucified?
knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away, that so we should no longer be in bondage to sin; (Roman's 6:6 ASV)
From Sunday's (AM) sermon -
A lot of translations render the "old man" as "old self"
this leads to wrong thinking about what the verse is saying. Our pastor illustrated with the phrase "sphere of existence" - our "old man" = "in Adam" and our "new man" = "in Christ.
(below is my understanding, not from the sermon)
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