Paul explained this clearly in one of his inspired letters: “Reckon yourselves to be dead indeed with reference to sin but living with reference to God by Christ Jesus. ”
Pāvils uz to skaidri norādīja vienā no savām Dieva iedvesmotajām vēstulēm: ” Uzskatiet, ka esat miruši grēkam, bet dzīvi Dievam, pateicoties Kristum Jēzum. ”