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Romans 6:16\u00a0 Having been freed from sin, you become slaves of righteousness.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Every one of us is a slave to someone. Here is the good news: you get to choose whose slave you are. Romans 6:17-18 says, \u201cThough you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were committed, and having been freed from sin, you become slaves of righteousness.\u201d We all pick who our master is going to be.<\/p>\n
When you are choosing a new employer, you want to know what that employer pays. It is the same way when you choose whether you want to serve God or Satan. Romans 6:23 says, \u201cThe wages of sin is death.\u201d That is what Satan offers you. And Paul was not just talking about physical death or even spiritual death; the payment Satan gives you for serving him is the destruction of everything important to you: the death of a happy family, the death of fulfillment in life, the death of your peace of mind. But the verse continues, \u201cThe free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.\u201d If you have received God\u2019s grace, then you have a much more benevolent master than Satan. God offers you everything you have ever dreamed of.<\/p>\n
You might ask, \u201cIf I have a new master, why do I sometimes obey my old master instead?\u201d In his book \u201cThe Renewed Mind,\u201d Larry Christenson gave this great illustration: Imagine you have a landlord who makes your life miserable. He charges astronomically high rent, and when you are unable to pay, he just tacks on exorbitant interest. He barges into your apartment at all hours, breathing threats, soiling your carpet, and then charging you for the mess.<\/p>\n
One day, a man knocks on the door and introduces himself as the new owner of your building. He says, \u201cYou can live here for free as long as you want. Not only that, but I will repaint and refurnish your apartment at no charge.\u201d You are elated. Finally, you have been delivered from your terrible landlord!<\/p>\n
Then there is another knock at the door. It is your old landlord, demanding the rent. Do you pay him? Of course not! Instead, you explain to him that he has no authority over you; if he has a complaint, he can take it up with the new owner. The old landlord may continue to threaten you, hoping he can bluff you into paying him, but he knows he has no real authority over you. In the same way, Satan tries to make us think we are still under his control. But he has no more control over us than we allow him to have\u2013because of God\u2019s grace, we have a brand-new master.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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