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Romans 6:12-23 - Moving from the Dark Side
Key Verses: (CEV)
- 12-13a: "Don't let sin rule your body. After all, your body is bound to die, so don't obey its desires 13aor let any part of it become a slave of evil." - We have a choice to make…which master will we serve?
- 13b: "Give yourselves to God, as people who have been raised from death to life. Make every part of your body a slave that pleases God." - Our focus should be on pleasing God with our every breath.
- 16: "Don't you know that you are slaves of anyone you obey? You can be slaves of sin and die, or you can be obedient slaves of God and be acceptable to Him." - We cannot serve two masters.
- 19: "I am using these everyday examples, because in some ways you are still weak. You used to let the different parts of your body be slaves of your evil thoughts. But now you must make every part of your body serve God, so that you will belong completely to Him." - The process of being made holy in Christ involves our willingness to turn every part of our lives over to God.
- 22-23: "Now you have been set free from sin, and you are God's slaves. This will make you holy and will lead you to eternal life. 23Sin pays off with death. But God's gift is eternal life given by Jesus Christ our Lord." - Paul indicates that a focus on the law subjects us to the bondage of sin. With Christ and the grace of God, we have been set free from this bondage and have received the gift of eternal life.
- What rules your life?
Promises of the Gospel:
Paul is making it quite clear that we have a choice to make in our lives - a choice of which master to serve. We can, as Anakin Skywalker did in the latest Star Wars movie1, choose to give into our passions and desires to serve the dark side of our nature. Or we can choose to follow the light and serve God. We can only serve one or the other. We must make a choice. God's gift of grace has freed us from the bondage of sin. Through Christ we are dead to sin. This is the promise of hope that Christ provides. However, we must not continue wallowing in the clutches of sin, allowing it to control our lives. Instead, we must, in every way, seek to give honor and glory to God. As we turn to Him, giving our entire lives over to Him, He will guide us into a pathway of holiness where the clutches of the dark side lose their grip over our mortal bodies and gives us access to the promise of eternal life that comes to us through Christ Jesus.
1"Star Wars III: The Revenge of the Sith," © Lucasfilm 2005. All rights reserved. | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy © 1999-2005 Moviefone, Inc.
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