Q097_061526 Rom. 6:6 Above All Else, This Is What You KNOWQ097_061526 Rom. 6:6 Above All Else, This Is What You KNOW
How it Happens with Colin Cook
Colin Cook reflects on Romans 6:6 to explain how union with Christ, spoken prayer and honest faith can reframe addiction and suffering. The focus stays on trusting what Christ has done rather than striving for inner harmony or relying on self-help techniques alone.
14:59•15 Jun 2026
Knowing You Died to Sin: Faith, Self-Talk and the Battle in Your Mind
Episode Overview
- Faith unites a person with Christ’s death and resurrection, shifting them from the kingdom of sin and death into the kingdom of righteousness and life.
- Speaking truth out loud, especially in prayer, can lower stress and becomes a way of praising and thanking God rather than simply a mental-health trick.
- Inner conflict between faith and the senses is expected; it shows faith is contradicting old, destructive conclusions, not that something is wrong spiritually.
- Believers are urged to interpret crises as happening in Christ’s kingdom, choosing gratitude and trust instead of assuming judgment or condemnation.
- Knowing by faith that the "old humanity" was crucified with Christ gradually weakens the power of old patterns, including addictions.
“"I am no longer in the kingdom of sin and death. And I will not accept this as a judgment, but your blessing through trial, through difficulty."”
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? This episode of *How it Happens with Colin Cook* heads straight into that question through Romans 6 and a very practical kind of faith-training.
Colin speaks to anyone wrestling with addiction – alcohol, drugs, food, sex, obsessive worry – and zeroes in on one core truth Paul repeats: "knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him." The focus isn’t on trying harder, fasting on a mountaintop, or mastering spiritual techniques, but on trusting that what happened to Christ counts for you.
You’ll hear how faith unites a person with Jesus’ death and resurrection, shifting them from the "kingdom of sin and death" into the "kingdom of righteousness and life". In a surprisingly modern twist, Colin talks about an online video on self-talk and stress. Biologists studied people who seldom got sick and found they all spoke to themselves out loud.
While he appreciates the research, he says it misses the bigger picture: this kind of speaking is a faint echo of prayer. When people speak God’s truth to him and to themselves, it becomes "the prayer of praise and thanks" rather than just a wellness hack. Colin doesn’t promise inner harmony; in fact, he warns that faith sets up a "battle" with the mind and senses.
That inner clash isn’t a sign of failure but of life, as faith contradicts old conclusions like "God is judging me". Instead, a person in Christ can dare to say, "I am no longer in the kingdom of sin and death" and even thank God in the middle of fear and loss. Anyone looking for a faith-based way to face addiction, shame and life’s disasters with honesty and hope will find this message direct, challenging and strangely comforting.
Could this way of speaking truth to God and to yourself change how you face the next crisis?
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