Free From Sin; Slaves to God

Paul describes the change in our lives when we come to faith in Christ in Rom. 6.22. Human nature bristles at the suggestion that we are slaves to anything (except our own passions, to which we seem to have no problem being enslaved). The reality, as Paul understands very well, is that, by nature, we are going to serve something or someone. This is how God created us. It might be false gods, it might be Satan, it might be ourselves (this is the typical state of modern man, we are usually serving ourselves); hopefully it is the Lord, but we ARE going to serve something. Of course we must not neglect the end result of being slaves to God, the fruit you get, says Paul, leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. Personally, I'll take that deal.