Romans 6:17

Romans 6:17

From Slaves of Sin to Slaves of God

15 What then? Shall we sin ^abecause we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not!

16 Do you not know that ^ato whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?

17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart ^athat form of doctrine to which you were¹ delivered.

18 And ^ahaving been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.

19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness¹ for holiness.

20 For when you were ^aslaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.

21 ^aWhat fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For ^bthe end of those things is death.

22 But now ^ahaving been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit¹ to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.

23 For ^athe wages of sin is death, but ^bthe gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Commentaries:

John Wesley's Notes

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The form of doctrine into which ye have been delivered - Literally it is, The mould into which ye have been delivered; which, as it contains a beautiful allusion, conveys also a very instructive admonition; intimating that our minds, all pliant and ductile, should be conformed to the gospel precepts, as liquid metal, take the figure of the mould into which they are cast.

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