"Slaves to Sin = Spiritual Death or Slaves to Righteousness = Eternal Life?"

“Slaves to Sin = Spiritual Death or Slaves to Righteousness = Eternal Life?”

 

But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance.  You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.    

But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.  For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 6:17, 18, 22, 23

 

The life-style of an UNBELIEVER, is that they are SLAVES to SIN.  This means that their life is MASTERED by SIN.  And not just SOCIAL SINS, drinking, sex, cursing, gambling, cheating, adultery, stealing, murder, etc., but SINS of the HEART, disobedience, disrespect, hatred, depravity, wickedness, etc.  These are all SINS that MASTER the UNBELIEVER’S life-style.  And will bring SPIRITUAL DEATH, with an ETERNITY in Hell, the place of ETERNAL TORMENT.

 

The Apostle Paul, in this part of His letter to the TRUE BELIEVERS in Rome, is giving THANKS to God for the CONVERSION of the ROMAN BELIEVERS, the fact that they were FREE from their BONDAGE of SIN, and that they came to OBEY, from their heart, the teaching that they had claimed allegiance to, the WORD of God, and were made SLAVES to RIGHTEOUSNESS.

 

He goes on to tell the TRUE BELIEVERS that because they have made the WISE CHOICE, in ACCEPTING the SALVATION of their souls, having been set FREE from their SINS and becoming SLAVES of GOD, their benefit is that they will REAP HOLINESS, which leads to ETERNAL LIFE in Heaven. 

 

For the wages of SIN is DEATH, SPIRITUAL DEATH, ETERNAL SEPARATION from the HOLY, RIGHTEOUS God of the UNIVERSE, a HORRIBLE demise.  But the gift of God is ETERNAL LIFE, with NO SEPARATION ever, ALWAYS with God, the FATHER and His SON, the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

What is your choice?  To be a SLAVE to SIN, and to reap SPIRITUAL DEATH, with ETERNAL SEPARATION from God, in Hell, the place of ETERNAL TORMENT?  Or would you make the WISE CHOICE of TURNING AWAY from your SINS, to be SET FREE from your bondage to SIN, and to become a SLAVE of RIGHTEOUSNESS, and to receive the gift of God, ETERNAL LIFE in Heaven with Him and His Son, Jesus Christ.  In order to do that, you MUST come to Him with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, CONFESSING your sins to Him, and asking Him for His FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  Then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and be SET FREE from your SINS and SPIRITUAL DEATH, and become a SLAVE to RIGHTEOUSNESS, with ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!