Introduction

Dead – no longer alive. Death a noun of dead. They both mean the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. Bury means to place a dead body in the earth, a grave, or the sea. As beings, in the image of God, we have a spirit, soul and body. The body will cease, and as the custom, will be buried. You must bury the dead!

Main Points:

Ephesians 2:1-5

And you {hath he quickened}, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. {desires: Gr. wills} But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) {by...: or, by whose grace}

• Our position has changed in Christ: We were alive to sin and dead in Christ. But in Christ our position has changed, our situation has been reversed. God made us alive again because we were 'dead in trespasses and sins'. Why are we dead to sin? The reward of sin is death, for in
  Romans 6:23

  For the wages of sin {is} death; but the gift of God {is} eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

  we read: "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord".
• Death is sleep, but sin must be buried: Scriptures teaches that "death" is sleep from which we will awaken. Hallelujah! But do you also know that you can awaken sins that were once dead because you did not bury them? You must bury these sins for our bodies are to be buried in brokenness but raised in glory. They are buried in weakness but raised in strength
  1 Corinthians 15:43

  It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

  . So without this burial, you cannot gain strength and glory.
• Sin separates us from God: Sin is what separates us from God. It's damaging, and for the unredeemed, it is damning
  Romans 6:23

  For the wages of sin {is} death; but the gift of God {is} eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

  . So, shall we then continue in sin that grace may abound? Paul replies with a resounding "God forbid"
  Romans 6:2

  God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

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• Die to the old way of life: To become a Christian means you have to die. Die to what? You have to die to the past. You have to die to the old way of life. This past, this old way of life; must not be in a coma, for it may wake up. It must be dead, and then buried with its full rights. This is why
  Romans 6:2

  God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

  says, "… we died to sin, how can we live in it any longer?".
  Romans 6:6

  Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with {him}, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

  says, "for we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin".
• Three key events: There are three key events: a) kill; b) death; c) bury. Killing, as we have seen in previous session require fight. You must fight. The next stage is that you must ensure complete death. Cessation can sometimes not mean death, as the situation can be a vegetative state – the state of comatose. It may rear its ugly head again, particular at your weak point. You must bury.

Memory Verse

This is a command: "Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry". You must kill, ensure death, and then bury.