Free Servants of Jesus

July 6, 2025. God is expressing through Paul’s voice the declaration of freedom and victory that is found in Jesus Christ. In our freedom from the old taskmaster of sin, we seek to be servants of our new Master of righteousness, where the production of obedience (the fruit of our life) leads to our holiness (sanctification). Before, the production of service to sin led to ungodliness, which ultimately led to death. But now, in Jesus, the pull of righteousness is felt, leading us to holiness as we experience the life of grace that leads to eternal life. See the simplicity and beauty of his final words in this passage, as verse 23 may be the most succinct and descriptive verses in all of Scripture describing the sure effect of the Gospel of God.