Slaves to Righteousness (JICC)

Key Passage: Romans 6:12-23

YOU ARE ALWAYS PRESENTING YOUR LIFE TO A MASTER—AND THAT MASTER IS FORMING YOU.

Sin management: How close can I get without crossing the line?
Kingdom advancement: How fully can I give my life to what God is doing?

Verse	Focus	Wrong Assumption	Paul’s Correction
6:1	New Identity	“Let’s keep sinning more”	You’ve died to sin.
6:15	New Master	“Sin is allowed now”	You’re enslaved to God.

“True freedom is not the absence of a master, but the presence of the right one.” —John Piper

Being a slave of righteousness means your life is now aligned with a new master who is not trying to destroy you… but to transform you.

Slaves to Sin	Slaves to Righteousness
Obey your passions (vs12)	Obey the standard of teaching (vs17)
Leads to shame and more lawlessness (vs19 & vs21)	Leads to sanctification (vs 19 & 22)
Leads to death (vs 16 & 21)	Leads to eternal life (vs22 &23)

THE MASTER YOU PRESENT YOUR LIFE TO WILL SHAPE THE FRUIT OF YOUR LIFE

"Look at the trajectory of your life—fruit reveals the root." —John Stott

YOUR LIFE WILL REFLECT WHICHEVER MASTER YOU KEEP PRESENTING YOURSELF TO

Where is God inviting me into works of righteousness?

  

Monday: Leviticus 21
Tuesday: Leviticus 22, Luke 22
Wednesday: Leviticus 23, Luke 23
Thursday: Leviticus 24
Friday: Luke 24
Saturday: Psalm 54-56, Proverbs 12
Sunday: 1 Chronicles 6-15

3DQ - 3 discipleship questions to ask each other: What is God saying to you? What are you going to do about it? How can I help?