1 Peter 2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
Because Christ took our sins in His body on the cross, we have this promise: we are dead to sins, and we will be alive unto righteousness. It is mind-blowing to try to envision all the sins of all the world over space and time in the body of Christ on the tree of the cross. But, more importantly and personally, it is soul-cleansing to believe and see all my sins, past, present, and future, in His body on the tree.
Jesus took all my sins upon Himself and paid the death penalty for each one for me. This truth sets me free and makes me dead to sin. By faith there is an absolute separation between me and my sin. Death = Separation. Death is one side of the promise. The new me does not know sin. 1 John 3:9: ”Whosoever is born of God does not commit sin…and he cannot sin.” However, sin remains in the corrupt, sinful flesh, which cannot be changed. It must be crucified daily. ”Consider (reckon) yourselves dead to sin.” Believe the promise: the new me does not sin!
The flip side of the promise is this: you will live unto righteousness. ”Consider yourselves alive unto God.” By grace you are declared righteous, now and forever. By faith the new man (Jesus in me) lives and does righteous deeds in my life, and more and more as I am being sanctified. When we believe and renew our faith daily the new man subdues the old man and lives unto righteousness. Faith in this promise influences how we live our day to day lives.