Are we slaves to the modern world we live in? Are we slaves to our jobs? to money? to our very own families? Let me start by saying the true definition of being a"slave"=
| 1. | a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant. |
| 2. | a person entirely under the domination of some influence or person: |
Are we really anyone's property? I mean if someone says jump off a bridge will you go and jump off? To me being someone's property means having no free will. It means you are strictly under the authority of that person and cannot think or do anything for yourself. Am I wrong? If in such a case one believes that we are slaves then we are slaves to everything and everyone. I mean I don't think I am a slave to my job, I choose to be here and I can leave when I want to. I am not a slave to my marriage, I choose to be married and I can divorce him when I want to. Same as religion, you can go into a religion and if it's not for you than you can CHOOSE to leave it. We CHOOSE to believe in our creator and CHOOSE to abide by his rules and at any time we can stop and that my friend is free will in which a slave does not have. So I ask you today do you feel like a slave? Why? Do we not have the option to do as we please? Explain.....
2 comments:
These are some deep waters you're touching upon.
Being a slave is by no means a good thing, or is it? I'm not gonna get into the whole secular slave definition, I'll just focus on the "religious" part.
Although it is true that you have free will and choose to do whatever you want, when it comes to God the Apostle Paul said it best in Romans 6:13-23: "v20.When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. v21.What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! v22.But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life."
Being a slave to God is not such a bad thing, we are not the traditional salves that are forced to do their master's bidding, we are "free slaves" I know that it contradicts itself, but God not always makes sense, but what does make sense is that He loves us and we are indebted to Him, so our mentality should be to become His slaves and be willing to do anything and everything he asks of us, also knowing that we can decline without fear of retaliation.
So whenever someone says that being a Christian or being a follower of God is similar to being enslaved, remember that being a slave to Christ is not necessarily a bad thing.
As I do agree with you yes they are some deep waters but I know how to swim ;) I do agree it is not a bad thing to be a slave to Christ as I am happier this way. I just learned that "slave" in the greek language is doulos which means "voluntary or involuntary" slave. We are Christs voluntary slaves, I believe that is what you meant with "free slaves" in that case then I am a slave to Christ because I CHOOSE to be.
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