Romans 6:6 - "Knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin."
The grand result of Christ's crucifixion is our privilege to be identified with His death so that we would "be done away with." The old man and the old woman have been "knocked off" by Jesus Christ as He took our sin nature on the cross with Him. He paid the penalty of sin because there was no way in heaven or hell we could ever atone for our rebellion. The great dilemma of redemption was solved in one instant when Jesus said, "It is finished!"
The finality of Christ’s crushing of sin means only one thing – that sin has lost its power. There is no longer any reason whatsoever to submit to sin the way we did in the past. Never confuse sinful habits with sin itself. The former is sin that has been practiced and is perfected in wickedness. However, these are merely habits that can and must be broken when Christ sets us free. The power behind the habit of sin is no longer there so we must resist and submit ourselves to the one who has truly set us free.
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