Romans 6:8 - Exposition

Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him ; i.e. as explained with regard to the future ἐσόμεθα under Romans 6:5 . The explanation there given accounts for the phrase here, πιστεύομεν ὅτι , without its being necessary to refer our living with Christ exclusively to the future resurrection. For the continuance of God's vivifying grace during life after baptism is a subject of belief.