1 Corinthians 7:23

Ye were bought with. price; become not bondservants of men.

'Ye were bought with. price' -the price of our freedom and our slavery. (1 Corinthians 6:20; 1 Peter 1:18)

'become not bondservants of men' -not in the sense of becoming physical slaves of men. For many in the First Century couldn't avoid that. Rather, something different than physical slavery is under consideration in this verse.

'To let society's voice speak instructions in their ear all the time is to become servants of men. To listen to the various groups calling for conformity to their views and to seek to please them is to become slaves to men.' (McGuiggan p. 112) 'Public opinion and the social pressure of heathenism were too likely to enslave the Corinthians.' (Gr. Ex. N.T. p. 831) 'With these final words Paul is probably reflecting once again on their penchant to let merely human wisdom, disguised in the form of "spirituality", dictate their present anxieties about the need to be free from certain social settings, especially marriage. Don't come under such bondage, he tells them.' (Fee p. 320)

Modern Application:

Many that profess to be "free", are often the "slaves of men". "Political Correctness" is. modern form of such bondage. Any man-made "party-line" is. form of bondage. (John 12:42) The danger of being enslaved to such bondage exists throughout life. From the peer pressure that one encounters early on in school, to the 'keeping up with the Jones' in the suburbs, and the 'political correctness' that we face in the work place. 'Bondage to men' exists all around us.