In v12-14, Paul concludes that before being united to Christ, we presented ourselves to sin because we were living as dead and under the law, now under grace, we are raised to life and are free to (and exhorted to) offer ourselves to righteousness.  Before union w Christ: sin reigned and we obeyed [him] toward…

Justification by faith leads to the new status and new life of faith summarized in the biblical concept of “peace/shalom.” We’ll see three points from the text: Peace with whom and from what? [“therefore” = Romans 1-4] Peace founded in a person and his work, v1b Peace’s Product, v2 1 Therefore, since we have been…