Who You Choose to Obey: Doesn’t it make sense that if you sign yourself over as a slave, you will have to obey your master? The question before you is, What will be your master? Will it be sin—which will lead to certain death—or obedience—which will lead to a right and reconciled life? (Romans 6:16)But what do you have to show from your former lives besides shame? The outcome of that life is death, guaranteed. (Romans 6:21) As we were living in the flesh, the law could not solve the problem of sin; it only awakened our lust for more and cultivated the fruit of death in our bodily members. (Romans 7:5) As true Christians,we are new creation. For if a man belongs to Christ, he is a new person. The old life is gone. New life has begun.(2 Corinthians 5:17) We were once the slaves of sin,but we have give up the old master, to service our new master,we are now the servants of God.For no man can serve two masters. No one can serve two masters. If you try, you will wind up loving the first master and hating the second, or vice versa.(Matthew 6:24) So when we were baptized, we were buried with Christ and took part in his death. And just as Christ was raised from death by the wonderful power of the Father, so we can now live a new life.(Romans 6:4) Through God’s loving-kindness, He has given us this job to do. So we do not give up. We have put away all things that are done in secret and in shame. We do not play with the Word of God or use it in a false way. Because we are telling the truth, we want men’s hearts to listen to us. God knows our desires.( 2 Corinthians 4:1-2)
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