WHO I AM IN CHRIST


Romans 6:18
And having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.


Slaves Of Righteousness:

#1. Slave
To me that means I am under authority.
I am to be submissive and obedient to the one whom I am under authority to.

#2. Righteous/Righteousness
Doing a right thing for the RIGHT reason
Strong's: Justification, Judgment, Justice

apparently this means I am to be obedient to righteousness, or submissive to judgment/justice.......which the only Judge I have is my Jesus! So, I am an obedient child of the Righteous One!!!


Romans 6:19
I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves to impurity & to lawlessness, resulting in further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, resulting in SANCTIFICATION.
Sanctified
Called out; set apart; yes...called out and set apart for my Jehovah McKoddishkem (God my Sanctifer - my favorite name for God, btw.)
Strong's: purified; holiness

I have learned again that I am called out, set apart, pure, holy.....SANCTIFIED! This means that I am not to be like the world and all who are of the world. I am to be of a special people/different people, one who is set apart from the ways of this world, considering/knowing that I am pure and holy because of and through the blood of Jesus.


I know this ain't nothing like Charles H. Spurgeon would write, but hey....it comes from my heart. 

 

In Romans 8 verse 2 it says For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.
So I am FREE...........liberated; delivered.  It means that Jesus set me free and I don't have to be a slave to sin. My master is not sin.

Romans 8 verse 15 says For you have not received a spirit of "slavery" leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, "Abba! Father!" 

.....placing as a son.......giving the name and place and privilege of a son who is not a son by birth. He is my Daddy. Even though I ain't good enough, He still loves me enough to make me his kid. He is sooooooo much better than a real daddy.  So I am chosen!!

 

God's chosen one. Becky blessed beyond measure !