Amen.
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Amen.
It’s one way to put it, but Jesus also said this:
John 15:15
“No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.”
And there is:
2 Corinthians 6:18
“And I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”
1 Peter 2:9
“But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light”
I don’t disagree, we are called slaves of righteousness, but as you stated and quoted, God makes us sons and joint heirs of the almighty God!
Romans 6:18
[18] and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.
Paul then goes on to say how he is speaking in human terms for our understanding. I hope my comment, along with additional reply I gave helps expound on that difficult topic of explaining what it means and why it is good to be a slave in some sense.
Thanks for speaking the truth my friend. Good input.
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Yeah and slave in their context is a little bit more like an indentured servant.
It’s good to be so tied to righteousness. I certainly don’t really feel the desire to do wrong. It just isn’t appealing. It’s not involuntary or against my will. It’s naturally who I am as a servant and friend of God. I’m one of His people.