Romans 6:18 and being made free from sin, ye became servants of righteousness.

'and being' -'Being THEN made free from sin' (KJV). Indicating that one is freed from sin at the point that they obey from the heart the 'form of teaching', i.e. at the point of being baptized. (Mark 16:16; 1 Peter 3:21)

'Made free' (aorist participle, passive), having been made free (NASV), at the point when they were molded into the likeness of Christ's death to sin and resurrection to newness of life..'

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Old Testament