In Christ we bury the cross that bears our sins; ignorance, idolatry, adultery, lying, stealing, violence, coveting, dishonoring, not loving God and others, pride, and laziness, we are forever releasing ourselves from the burden of those sins, BUT...
But we are then called to pick up our cross and follow Jesus. Our cross which bears righteous holy living, honor, loyalty, peace, hope, prayer, study, Christian action and most of all, love for God and others. We carry the cross as we follow Christ.
The old self, the human nature, is gone and the new creature has come. No longer enslaved to the satanic lifestyle.