Thematic Bible: Bond, illustrative
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Servants » Bond, illustrative » Of Christ
but laid it aside to take on the nature of a slave and become like other men. When he had assumed human form, he still further humbled himself and carried his obedience so far as to die, and to die upon the cross.
That is why the Christ, when he was coming into the world, said, "You have not wished sacrifice or offering, but you have provided a body for me.
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Servants » Bond, illustrative » Of the wicked
Do you not know that when you submit to being someone's slaves, and obeying him, you are the slaves of the one whom you obey, whether your slavery is to sin, and leads to death, or is to obedience, and leads to uprightness?
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promising them freedom when they are themselves slaves of destruction; for a man is the slave of whatever overcomes him.
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I use these familiar human terms because of the limitations of your nature. For just as you before gave up the parts of your bodies in slavery to vice and greater and greater license, you must now give them up in slavery to uprightness, which leads to consecration.
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Servants » Bond, illustrative » Of saints
you have been bought and paid for. Therefore, honor God with your bodies.
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You have been bought and paid for; you must not let yourselves become slaves to men.
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