Q094_061026 Rom. 6:1-3 We Live In A New WorldQ094_061026 Rom. 6:1-3 We Live In A New World
How it Happens with Colin Cook
Colin Cook reflects on Romans 6:1–3, contrasting a harsh, perfectionist view of sin with an understanding of grace that changes identity rather than demanding flawless behaviour. The message focuses on moving from condemnation to a new life in Christ, offering hope to those struggling with addiction and spiritual anxiety.
14:38•10 Jun 2026
Leaving the Sin Kingdom: Grace, Romans 6 and Addiction
Episode Overview
- “Dying to sin” is presented as being freed from judgment and condemnation, not as never feeling any sinful desire again.
- Perfectionist teaching that God accepts people only after they have killed all desire for sin increases spiritual anxiety and leads to more sin.
- Many who are harsh on sin in theory are, according to Colin, soft on their own sins, using strict teaching to cover personal anxiety.
- Grace is described as superabounding over sin, giving people hope and helping them bounce back even in deep loss and failure.
- Seeing oneself as living in Christ’s righteous kingdom, rather than in the Sin Kingdom of Adam, is said to bring peace, access to God and gradual change in behaviour.
“"The truth is that when we understand that dying to sin is talking about no longer being judged by our sinful state... it brings to your heart more and more peace."”
In this eye-opening episode, you'll learn about a very different way of looking at sin, grace and addiction. Colin Cook tackles Romans 6:1–3, speaking to people who struggle with alcohol, drugs, food, sex, obsessive worry and other compulsions, and to Christians who feel crushed by their own failures. Rather than pushing a harsh, perfectionist view of “dying to sin”, Colin argues that Romans 6 isn’t about reaching some psychological state where you never feel tempted again.
As he puts it, the idea that you must kill every desire before God will accept you "will not stop you from sinning"; instead, it ramps up spiritual anxiety and drives you further from God. Colin explains that "dying to sin" means no longer living under the identity, judgment and condemnation of the "Sin Kingdom of Adam". Through Christ, he says, people move into a new kingdom where grace, righteousness and life have the final word.
This shift in identity is presented as the foundation for real change in behaviour over time, not the reward for already having changed.
You’ll hear him challenge the idea of being “tough on sin” while secretly going easy on your own faults, and he gently asks, "Well, how is it working out for you?" For those battling addiction or shame, his message is that grace "superabounds" over sin and brings people back to hope, even when life feels like one long defeat.
The style is warm, direct and pastoral, with Colin urging listeners to "settle it in your heart" that they are no longer trapped in the old kingdom of guilt and fear. Anyone who feels stuck in cycles of relapse, self-condemnation or religious anxiety will find plenty to think about here, and may come away seeing their recovery as rooted in a new identity rather than endless self-effort.
Could this kinder view of grace be the missing piece in your fight against addiction?
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