Death was no longer master over Jesus. It was similar with anointed Christians, who could consider themselves “dead with reference to sin but living with reference to God by Christ Jesus. ”
وَلٰكِنْ لِمَ قَالَ بُولُسُ إِنَّهُمْ ‹ مَاتُوا مِنْ جِهَةِ ٱلْخَطِيَّةِ › ،‏ فِيمَا كَانُوا لَا يَزَالُونَ أَحْيَاءً عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ؟‏