November 16, 2008

Paul continues his argument that there are only two types of people—those for whom sin is master and those for whom God is master. You will be a slave to one or the other. On the one hand, slavery to sin may yield temporary pleasure, but its fruit is full of shame and ultimately produces only death. On the other hand, slavery to God produces the fruit of the Spirit, sanctification, and ultimately eternal life. This is ours, as a free gift from God, and we who have received life are fools to return to the old master, sin, who can give us only shame and death.