I want to ask you a question....
In Romans 6:20-23 is reads, "When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. 21 What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! 22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (NIV)" The part that was pointed out to me today was the phrase, "slaves of God." The author of this passages is very clearly stating that even though we are free in God we are still His slaves. In the West, we have very strong emotions connected to the term "slave." There aren't many people that I know who would call themselves "slaves"
Do you think of yourself as a "slave of God?" And what comes to mind when you think of being a "slave of God?"
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