‘But now being made free from sin and become servants to God, you have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end eternal life.'

But now that they had been made free from sin and had become servants of God, their lives were producing a different kind of fruit, fruit that resulted in their being separated to God and made holy to Him, in them becoming ‘sanctified'. It was the fruit of obedience to God. And the final consequence of such fruit was eternal life.

We note here what ‘freedom' means for the Christian. It involves becoming ‘servants of God'. It involves ‘knowing the truth' through abiding in Christ and responding to His words (John 8:32). It involves looking into the perfect law of liberty and obeying it (James 1:25). It involves obedience to the word of God. It involves being sons in the Father's household, and therefore submissive to the requirements of the Father (John 8:35). It involves walking after the Spirit rather than the flesh (Romans 8:4). This is what provides true freedom. If the Son makes us free, we are free indeed (John 8:36).

Continues after advertising
Continues after advertising