Thematic Bible: Bond, illustrative
Thematic Bible
Servants » Bond, illustrative » Of Christ
You had no desire for offerings of beasts or fruits of the earth; ears you made for me: for burned offerings and sin offerings you made no request.
But he made himself as nothing, taking the form of a servant, being made like men; And being seen in form as a man, he took the lowest place, and let himself be put to death, even the death of the cross.
So that when he comes into the world, he says, You had no desire for offerings, but you made a body ready for me;
Servants » Bond, illustrative » Of the wicked
Are you not conscious that you are the servants of him to whom you give yourselves to do his desire? if to sin, the end being death, or if to do the desire of God, the end being righteousness.
Saying that they will be free, while they themselves are the servants of destruction; because whatever gets the better of a man makes a servant of him.
I am using words in the way of men, because your flesh is feeble: as you gave your bodies as servants to what is unclean, and to evil to do evil, so now give them as servants to righteousness to do what is holy.
Servants » Bond, illustrative » Of saints
For a payment has been made for you: let God be honoured in your body.
It is the Lord who has made payment for you: be not servants of men.