What does Romans 6:11-12 exhort believers to do toward sin?

• A. Reject
• B. Reckon (account)
• C. Renounce
• D. Resign

Answer: (B)

The main idea being tested is how a believer should relate to sin by changing how they think about themselves in light of Christ. Romans 6:11–12 urges believers to “reckon yourselves dead to sin, and alive to God in Christ Jesus.” Here, reckon means to count it as true or to consider yourself in a new status before God—having died to sin’s power and being alive to God because of union with Christ. This is a mental act of faith that shapes how you live, not merely a feeling or a wish. By counting sin as having no dominion over you, you resist its reign and present yourself to God as an instrument of righteousness. That precise idea of counting or accounting for a new reality is why this option fits best. The other ideas—reject, renounce, resign—don’t capture the specific Scriptural nuance of declaring and embracing the new state granted through Christ.