In Romans 6, it is stated three times that believers have died to sin
Romans 6:2 - We died to sin; how can we live in it
any longer?
Romans 6:7 - Anyone who
has died has been freed from sin.
Romans
These expressions
mean that believers, through their identification with Christ, are dead to the GUILT
of sin.
They are viewed by God as if they themselves died in the death
of Christ and suffered the full penalty of sins guilt.
Sin can
no longer make any legal claim on them.
Thus, they are dead to sin, free from its
condemnation
That believers are not (completely) dead to the influence or power
of sin in their lives is proved by both the Bible and Christian experience:
Galatians 6:1 - Brothers, if someone [a
believer] is caught in a sin . . .
1 Corinthians
1 John