For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
Back when you were completely controlled by sin, you weren't even thinking about doing what's right. You were totally disconnected from righteousness.
When sin was running your life, you weren't even on righteousness's radar.
📚 Historical Context
In the first century AD, the Apostle Paul wrote his letter to the Romans to explain the transformative power of the gospel amid a culture grappling with moral and religious conflicts in the Roman Empire. In Romans chapter 6, Paul addresses believers who might misuse God's grace as an excuse for sin, emphasizing that baptism into Christ frees us from sin's dominion. He uses the imagery of slavery to illustrate how people once lived entirely under sin's control, untouched by God's standards of righteousness.
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