Choose

Last week, we read Paul’s description and explanation of “justification”. There are some that believe the “justification” we can receive because of God’s grace gives us the freedom to do whatever we want. Today, Paul responds to those individuals and discusses the implications our new relationship with God has on sin.


Romans 6
12 Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires.
13 Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God.
14 Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.
15 Well then, since God’s grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not!
16 Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living.


Choose. God’s grace is free and freeing. God’s grace is free in that it offers us a new relationship with God based on nothing we have done (check out Romans 6:23). God’s grace is freeing in that it offers us an escape from the cycle of destruction that sin tries to trap us in (reread verse 14). The key is we have to choose. We can choose to live life our way and inevitably return to the life we were experiencing before we met Jesus. Or, we can choose to obey God and start experiencing a new life ... a freer life.