De-thronement of King Sin (Romans 6:1–23) Romans 6 has been very important in the history of piety among Protestant Christians. This chapter has been the principal quarry for teachings about the ‘victory life’ and the possibility of spiritual and moral ‘perfection’.1 This is understandable since this passage is principally concerned with ‘death to Sin’ and ‘living to God’. Yet it is unlikely that Paul penned these words to be a basis of the ‘higher life’ or the ‘second blessing’2 teaching that