Sunday 5-11-25
Paul explains that since we have died to sin and are alive in Jesus, we are now able to follow Jesus. Because we are under grace and not law, sin no longer has dominion over us, offering a greater freedom and a new master in Jesus. This new reality provides compelling reasons to follow Jesus, leading to greater dominion (grace over sin), a better destiny (life over death), a deeper motivation (delight over duty), and a transformed identity (bond servant of righteousness over prisoner of sin).
15 What then? Are we to sin because we are not under the Law but under grace? Far from it! 16 Do you not know that the one to whom you present yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of that same one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were entrusted, 18 and after being freed from sin, you became slaves to righteousness. 19 I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented the parts of your body as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, resulting in further lawlessness, so now present your body’s parts as slaves to righteousness, resulting in sanctification.
20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in relation to righteousness. 21 Therefore what benefit were you then deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is death. 22 But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
You are Led by Christ (Romans 6:15-23)
Four Reasons to Follow Jesus:
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