that has been consciously experienced. For these reasons, it is better to think of the “death to sin” as occurring in conjunction with the believer’s (conversion-)baptism.29 But it is necessary to explore further the logical force of Paul’s “how … yet.” Turned into a statement, which is the logical equivalent of the rhetorical question, it may be taken in two different ways: (1) “We Christians should realize that we must not live in sin” (a “moral” appeal); or (2) “We Christians are no longer able