No longer
enslaved by sin and death, the disciple is equipped to challenge evil, sin and death through this initiation into the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the anointing of the Holy Spirit.
He wants us to be free and prosperous (not in the material sense), not
enslaved by sin which destroys us and our relationship with Him.
Scripture tell us that we were
enslaved by sin and death and Satan.
While we do not claim that human beings are
enslaved by sin, we are aware of the great capacity that humans have for evil as well as for good.
Not exact matches
They remind us what was wrong with our old way of life, namely that we were in bondage to
sin,
enslaved by the devil.
True, Scripture presupposes rather than enlarges on man's freedom of choice, and its explicit theme, especially in the New Testament, is the paradox that man's continuing responsible freedom is
enslaved by the demonic powers of
sin and death and even
by the law, and that it must be freed to the love of the law
by the grace of God.