DEAD TO SIN BUT ALIVE TO GOD THROUGH CHRIST JESUS!

“IN THE SAME WAY COUNT YOURSELVES DEAD TO SIN BUT ALIVE TO GOD IN CHRIST JESUS. THEREFORE, DO NOT LET SIN REIGN IN YOUR MORTAL BODY SO THAT YOU OBEY IT’S EVIL DESIRES.” ROMANS 6:11-12

“DON’T YOU KNOW THAT WHEN YOU OFFER YOURSELVES TO SOMEONE TO OBEY HIM AS SLAVES, YOU ARE SLAVES TO THE ONE YOU OBEY? ROMANS 6:16

The terms slave and slavery in today’s world will get you nowhere but in trouble with the world. However, the bible uses the terms slave and slavery without hesitation. I am certainly not condoning what happened in this country two hundred years ago as a good thing. It was not. Trying to own someone and trying to dictate their lives is not right. But when it comes to sin it is more than wise to listen carefully to what our God has to say about slavery. If we leave the door open to the evil ways of this world, then we will become slaves to its ways. We will fall in line with its message and believe and do as it tells us. If we focus on this world more than we focus on God’s word, then our lives will represent the ways of evil and the sin we live in. We will be slaves of sin! However, when we offer ourselves to God, through Christ Jesus, we are offering ourselves to righteousness and become righteous in the things we manifest in our lives. We are to listen to him, do as he instructs us to do, and live our lives as slaves to his righteousness. The difference in the slavery of the world and slavery of the bible is that we have a right to choose what we want and what we do. We will either be slaves to sin or slaves to our Lord. We are slaves to the one we obey! Let us focus on God’s Word and his righteousness for our lives. Sin leads to an everlasting life in hell, but Jesus leads us to everlasting life with him in heaven! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!