Posts with the tag “and-the-bondage-of-sin”

Reading: Romans 6:15-23; Jeremiah 17:9The Jews in John 8 insisted they had never been enslaved, even while standing under Roman occupation and spiritual blindness. This is the nature of sin's bondage. It deceives its captives into believing they are free. Romans 6 makes clear that every person serves a master, either sin leading to death or obedience leading to righteousness. The unregenerate hear...  Read More

Reading: John 8:31-32; Psalm 1:1-3Jesus does not measure discipleship by a single moment of emotional response. He measures it by a lifetime of abiding in his word. To abide is to dwell, to remain, to make one's home in the teachings of Christ. Psalm 1 describes this person as one whose delight is in God's word, meditating on it day and night. True salvation produces a new appetite. The regenerate...  Read More