Jul 9, 2023
Romans: “Gotta Serve Somebody”
By: Clint McBroom
Series: Romans
Romans 6:15-23
Paul answers a question/challenge from some of the Jewish Christians in Rome: "If we live under God's grace, and not the moral law, then why can't we just sin as much as we want to?" Paul replies that, since God designed us to worship Him, to give ourselves to Him, that we're hard-wired for worship. When we sin, we're not just freely doing whatever we want to do, we're giving ourselves over to the power of sin. And doing that brings death and chaos to our lives, both here and into eternity.
Instead, we are to give ourselves to Jesus, because when we surrender ourselves to him, we're not losing freedom, we're gaining it.
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- Jul 9, 2023Romans: “Gotta Serve Somebody”
Jul 9, 2023Romans: “Gotta Serve Somebody”By: Clint McBroomSeries: RomansRomans 6:15-23Paul answers a question/challenge from some of the Jewish Christians in Rome: "If we live under God's grace, and not the moral law, then why can't we just sin as much as we want to?" Paul replies that, since God designed us to worship Him, to give ourselves to Him, that we're hard-wired for worship. When we sin, we're not just freely doing whatever we want to do, we're giving ourselves over to the power of sin. And doing that brings death and chaos to our lives, both here and into eternity.Instead, we are to give ourselves to Jesus, because when we surrender ourselves to him, we're not losing freedom, we're gaining it.
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