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- For the end of those things is death. 22 But now, freed[u] from sin and enslaved to God, you have your benefit[v] leading to sanctification, and the end is eternal life. 23 For the payoff[w] of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Romans 6:22-23. But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. 2 Peter 1:2-4.
Believers Are Dead to Sin, Alive to God - What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? Far from it! How shall we who died to sin still live in it? Or do you not know that ...
- What Does 'It Is For Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free' Mean?
- What Is This 'Yoke of Slavery' from Which Christ Has Set Us free?
- Why Is God’s Law A 'Yoke of Slavery' Christ Had to Set Us Free from?
- What Freedom Do We Have in Christ Once We Are Set free?
Paul was writing in Greek to Gentiles living in Galatia. The word he uses, eleutheria, means “liberty” or “freedom,” according to the New American Standard Bible. Eleutheria comes from the Greek word eleutheros, which according to Strong’s Concordance means “free, i.e., not a slave or not under restraint.” As Paul goes on in that passage to indicat...
But what is Paul referring to by “yoke of slavery”? The word “yoke” in Greek is zugos, which is used to describe the means by which oxen or other work animals were bound together and forced to carry heavy loads. Farmers and other livestock workers often put a wooden pole over two work animals, usually curved to fit around their necks, so the two co...
God’s Law is not bad — nothing of God is bad, wrong, or evil. But as the apostlespoint out numerous times, people are imperfect and not able to achieve salvation on their own by following God’s Law to the letter. Before Christ, God’s Law was essentially a form of slavery, an oppressive structure they could not possibly rise to meet or overcome. Sin...
Because of Christ, the old way of living — avoiding the penalty of sin by living in full accordance with God’s Law — is abolished in favor of a new way: Salvation through faith. When we believe in Jesus, we become a “new creation” (2 Corinthians 5:17). We die to sin and our old ways, and we get a new pair of clothes to wear: The clothing that is Je...
Set Free from the Law of Sin and Death. 8 Consequently, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what was impossible for the law, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did.
Jan 30, 2015 · 3 Min Read. In John 8:34 Jesus underlined the bondage in which we are held by nature. On the other hand, He spoke about the freedom into which He brings sinners by grace: "If the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed" (John 8:36). How could the Son set them free? Because of who He was.
Jul 3, 2020 · Freedom from the bondage to sin, the Law, death, and lies about reality will inevitably push further and further out until it leads to freedom in all areas of life. Here are seven implications for our lives from this truth.
