"Do you not know that to 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?
But God be thanked that though you were slaves to sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered."
Romans 6:16-17 (NKJV)
Soccer is played around the world, and it is a relatively simple game. The goal of soccer is for one team to use the ball to score more goals than the other team. But, what if only one team was able to use the ball? The result would be that the team with the ball would score all the goals and win the game. It would be foolish for the team without the ball to wonder why they lost the game, because obviously they never had the ball. Whoever is given the ball, whoever controls the ball, will always win the game.
We all have choices in life about what we do. And, while this is true, there are still some Christians who believe that God is in control of everything. But, if God was in control of everything, then the Bible would never tell us that there is a right way and a wrong way to live our life, we would never be told to resist the devil, and there would be no point to the encouragement for believers to walk by faith and not by sight. The truth is that we all have choices in life, and what we choose will have a major impact on the life that we live.
In Romans 6, Paul said that we should not allow sin to reign in our life. Paul also said that whoever or whatever we yield to will become our master. Just like in a soccer game, the team that is given the ball will score the goal. In the same way, spiritually, whoever we "give the ball to," who we yield ourselves to, will become dominant in our life. We can yield to God's direction and guidance of how to live our life, or to the wrong attitudes, actions, and desires. Who we yield to is who we give the ball of our life to, and that is who will have dominance in our life.
But God be thanked that though you were slaves to sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered."
Romans 6:16-17 (NKJV)
Soccer is played around the world, and it is a relatively simple game. The goal of soccer is for one team to use the ball to score more goals than the other team. But, what if only one team was able to use the ball? The result would be that the team with the ball would score all the goals and win the game. It would be foolish for the team without the ball to wonder why they lost the game, because obviously they never had the ball. Whoever is given the ball, whoever controls the ball, will always win the game.
We all have choices in life about what we do. And, while this is true, there are still some Christians who believe that God is in control of everything. But, if God was in control of everything, then the Bible would never tell us that there is a right way and a wrong way to live our life, we would never be told to resist the devil, and there would be no point to the encouragement for believers to walk by faith and not by sight. The truth is that we all have choices in life, and what we choose will have a major impact on the life that we live.
In Romans 6, Paul said that we should not allow sin to reign in our life. Paul also said that whoever or whatever we yield to will become our master. Just like in a soccer game, the team that is given the ball will score the goal. In the same way, spiritually, whoever we "give the ball to," who we yield ourselves to, will become dominant in our life. We can yield to God's direction and guidance of how to live our life, or to the wrong attitudes, actions, and desires. Who we yield to is who we give the ball of our life to, and that is who will have dominance in our life.
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