This concept is nothing new or really profound but still so powerful! Slavery is the picture we have of sin and salvation is the picture we have of freedom from sin! What better way to see hope in people than to free them from physical slavery in hopes that they be freed spiritually as well?
Recently, I attended an event that had a feature program involving a team performance with many parts and acts. Needless to say, it was very impressing and impacting! Did it have its mistakes? Sure! Anything has its faults, but it is what we do with those faults that shows our competence and character. And this team didn't let that stop them nor did it really hinder them in any way! I say all of that to say that their performance dealt with this issue quite a bit. We all need to be transformed so we can be freed from sin and found in salvation.
But salvation doesn't just end there. It continues for the rest of our lives; that's sanctification. A quick word on that while I am thinking about it: "And I am sure of this, that He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ" (Philippians 1:6).
Every comfort comes with a challenge though. The comfort is clear - Christ began His work in us through salvation and continually saves us from our sin by calling us to live "lives worthy of the Gospel" (Philippians 1:27). So the challenge is just as clear - become what Christ makes us - more like Him and less like us!
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Daniel Patrick
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