Daily Word

But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves to sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. Romans 6:17-18. While Paul stresses the activity of the individual in conversion (“present yourselves”, “obedient”), he gradually traces all right responses to the grace of God. While the individual is active in conversion, it is in a non-contributory and non-meritorious way, so neither divine grace nor divine sovereignty is compromised. The opposite of slavery to sin is commitment to the new life-style that grace produces. Where has compromise made its way into your new life-style leaving trace of bondage and sin from your old life- style?