Romans 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves as servants unto obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

Paul's point is that one cannot be the servant of one master and serve another. We cannot make the choice to serve sin (little or much), and still be. servant of God. (Matthew 6:24)

'Present' -our master is not whom we 'claim' to serve, but whom we 'actually' do serve with our bodies. 'You are slaves of the master whom you obey' (NEB). Case closed!

'God does not force us to accept the freedom bought for us..we are not forced to be servants of sin, nor does God force us to be servants of righteousness..THE LIFE WE LIVE DETERMINES WHOSE SERVANTS WE ARE.'

'Sin unto death' -sin always leads to spiritual death, yes, even for the Christian.

'Obedience unto righteousness' -the 'faith' that finds favor and acquittal with God, then is an obedient faith. Compare with Romans 4:3; Romans 1:17.

'Of course these are the ONLY ALTERNATIVES'

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