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Aug 5, 2022 · The master can force me to do one act or another. Under those definitions, it is impossible to “live as free men” and to “live as God’s slaves.”. But the biblical definitions of both freedom and slavery differ markedly from those modern American understandings. Indeed, biblically the only way to find true freedom is to be God’s slave.
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Paul begins chapter 5 with a bold slogan of spiritual liberty: “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.” Christ lived, died, and was resurrected so that we might be free. Judaizers were saying that Gentiles had to join the old covenant if they wanted God’s blessings and salvation (cf. Acts 15:1, 5). In Galatians 3and 4, Paul explains that th...
Paul sums it up in verse 13: “You…were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.” The word for “serve” here is douleo, the verb form of doulos, or “slave.” Do not be a slave of the sinful nature, nor a slave of the law — but dobe a slave in your love for one another. Christ does n...
Paul says more about how God’s Spirit (not the law) is the answer to the problem of sin: “So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” When we are led by the Spirit, our lives change. We don’t just “do whatever comes naturally” — we will put to death the habits that hurt other people. This is often difficult: “F...
Christ is the Savior of all people, even those who don’t believe (1 Timothy 4:10). So how could Christ be “of no value”? (v. 2)How does faith produce acts of love? (v. 6)Does Christian freedom mean that Christians are free to indulge their sinful nature? (v. 14)When we are led by the Spirit, how do we tell the difference between what we want and what the Spirit wants? (v. 17)The Greek word sarx, traditionally translated “flesh,” was rendered as “sinful nature” in 1984 edition of the NIV. That is because Paul sometimes uses the word to refer to evil inclinations, not just bodily appetites and physical desires. In listing “works of the flesh” in Galatians 5:19-21, Paul includes mental sins and social rivalries as well as...
May 16, 2008 · In the context of a theocracy that was legitimate and right for God to do, even though the people themselves may have been sinful in the execution. And it was similar with things like slavery, God saying, in essence, "You're my people. Those people I have a right to judge. You may own them," and so on. Now here comes Jesus, and he undoes much ...
Dec 10, 2000 · And if by the Spirit you fight on (Romans 8:13), it is yours. Let's see these three points in Romans 6:20-22. 1. All of us are by nature enslaved to sin – we don't rule sin; sin rules us. Verse 20: "For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness." Notice, Paul lumps us all together in this.
Nov 7, 2023 · The question to us is whether we will acknowledge His authority and respond accordingly or continue ignoring God’s absolute right to ask us to receive the “runaway slaves” in our own communities. Just like Paul did not force Philemon’s response, God does not force ours either, wanting us to obey out of our love for Him instead of ...
Aug 24, 2020 · The Christian and Social Change. The issue of slavery provides us with a very practical example of how the New Testament and then the Early Church approached social change in general. Jesus spoke deeply of the personal responsibilities of His followers to walk righteously and justly, and in a way that glorifies God.
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Feb 16, 2013 · If you are a believer, be reminded that you were a slave. Jesus redeemed you from that slave master called sin. And he has given us freedom. Therefore, as freed slaves, we should have a heart for those who continue in bondage — whether spiritual or physical, and in many cases, it’s both. It should be our desire to continue in the path that ...
