"We know that our sinful selves were crucified with Christ, so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are NO LONGER SLAVES TO SIN!"
We read about slaves in ancient times. We read about slavery in early America. We find the concept of slavery to be unnatural and undemocratic. Did you know that you were a slave at one time? You were a slave to sin and the devil before you were liberated and saved from sin by Jesus Christ, the Lord God. It is important for us to realize that all men are born into sin and slavery and that not one of us is able to be freed from its grasp without the intervention of the Lord. We were slaves to all kinds of sin. You know your past and you know your sins. All of us had come short of the glory of God and His Law. As a slave you were unable to control your body and its use. Your master of sin told you what to do and when to do it. Then when you came to Jesus Christ and opened the door to your heart and asked Him in to dwell with you, He broke the chains of bondage and set you free. God redeemed you from sin! We are NO LONGER SLAVES TO SIN!
Only the Lord can break the power of sin over our lives. He overcame sin, by never committing it in the first place, and then being crucified on the cross for our sins. Jesus took our place on the cross and was punished for all the sins we have committed. He redeemed us and gave us victory over all sin, and death. When we believe in Jesus Christ and have faith in Him, He will break the power sin has over you and give you life. We are Baptized with Jesus and His Holy Spirit, which gives us the power to overcome our sinful nature. At one time our body was an instrument of sin and was active for evil. We died to that nature and became righteous when we yoked ourselves with the Lord. We died to our sins and we were born to a new and eternal life. Thank God we are NO LONGER SLAVES TO SIN!
Are you still a slave to sin today? Do you keep repeating the same evil acts day after day? When we are bound in chains we have lost control over our bodies and continue in sin without end. If you had an experience in which you thought you came to the Lord, and then you continue on in the same sin, day after day, you need to examine what really occurred. You can not serve two masters at the same time. If you continue to serve the devil and sin you are not a child of God. If your life changes and you are no longer a slave to sin and your past, you have died to your evil sinful nature and have become a child of God. How can anyone who has died to sin keep on committing it repeatedly? It is easy to conclude by your fruit, whether you are a child of God or not! Are you living a new righteous life for God? Are you a different person than the one full of sin? If not, then you need to pray to Jesus Christ right now to save you from your sin! If you open the door or your heart and pray for repentance of your sins, Jesus Christ will save you right now! If your sinful lives are crucified with Jesus Christ, then sin will lose its power over your life and you will NO LONGER BE A SLAVE TO SIN!
