Romans 6:22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.
In 2 Corinthians it says that where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty, or freedom... But what does that give us liberty to do? What are we free from? This verse in Romans makes it clear. We are not set free to live any way we choose. We are not free from human regulations. Paul set down all kinds of rules for the churches he visited. And this is the rule I lay down in all the churches. (1 Cor. 7:17). No, it isn't freedom to live like we desire, rather we are free to live as a slave to God, following his rules.
In verse 20 of chapter 6 it says that we were slaves to sin and free from the control righteousness. But because of the power of Christ's blood and the forgiveness of sins, we have been freed from sin so that we may become obedient to Christ and live in righteousness!
A and K, this is the great news of the Gospel! Jesus didn't save us in our sins, he saved us from our sins. John says in his letters that Christians leave their life of sin. You, daughters, have been freed from sin. You are to live in it no more. When you live as slaves to God - following his every desire written in the Word and spoken to you by his Spirit, you will reap a life of holiness and be granted eternal life. Live for the Lord, pleasing to him in all you think and do, and you will enjoy true freedom.
~Dad
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