There is no more cruel master than sin. Sin demands absolute control. It is a tyrant, it is vicious, it is hurtful and harmful. It is not satisfied with partial control, but wants total control on lives. The Pharisees had just told Jesus that they were not in bondage to anyone. Jesus told them that anyone who lived a lifestyle of sin was its servant.
The hope for freedom is found in Romans 6. Those who have accepted Christ as their Saviour are no longer under sin’s mastery. Sin no longer has mastery for those who are in Christ. When we sin it is not because we are enslaved by it, but because we willingly choose voluntary servitude.
Those who practice a life of sin show that they are its slave. Those who have been freed from sin need never serve it again. Does that mean perfection? Of course not, but it does mean we serve our new Master with joy and freedom!
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