I hope you can answer yes to this. We are to be God's servants, literally God's slave. He is our Master. We must be completely obedient to the will of the Father. The King of Kings the Lord of Lords, He who sits on the throne and rules over the Universe.
2007-03-05 16:51:17 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ok, obviously some of you need teaching. First, you can be a willful slave. You can choose to be a slave here is some Scripture in case you need help:
Romans 6:15-18
15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! 16 Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted. 18 You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness
How about Paul's self example:
Romans 1:1
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God
The greek term for "servant" is the same as the term for slave.
2007-03-05 17:10:43 · update #1
Yes He is my Master and in that sense I am His voluntary slave. But He has also called me His friend and as such I am His partner. And He has called me by His name (Child of God) and as such I become the heir of God and joint heir with Christ. There are many levels of relationship to God and each is built upon the other as steps in a ladder.
2007-03-05 16:59:33 · answer #1 · answered by wd 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we are Gods slave in the sense that He changes us and we do His will without even thinking that we are doing a certain thing to please Him. We are new creatures and we grow into the likeness of Jesus Christ through His Holy Spirit. If we go around thinking all the time, am i doing this for God, or is this Gods will, etc, etc, you will be a very unhappy, judgemental and over introspective person.. speaking from experience. Just let go and know that God is changing you into His likeness. The way you worded your question is pure legalism.
2007-03-06 01:02:13 · answer #2 · answered by expertless 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I beg your pardon?
This is not a question. I am a Christian, but I don't consider myself to be a slave. I am a willing follower of Christ, freed from the burdens of sin by Jesus' sacrifice. How can you purport to be asking a question of Christians when your "question" does not mention Christ by name?
As Christians we are liberated from our sins and willing followers of Jesus, and through Jesus, God. We are not slaves. We also have the ability to choose to reject God, and that is not characteristic of a slave.
It is critical that Christians exercise free will in following Jesus.
2007-03-06 01:01:25 · answer #3 · answered by Warren D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As you know, Jesus gave His Life for Us..........John 3:16
and out of love and appreciation for what He did for us,
He deserves us living our lives for him.
We aren't slaves at all..........slaves are taken against their will.
God gives us freedom to choose.
The promise of Eternal Life in Heaven is more than we can comprehend and also the forgivness of our sins if we repent and accept Him. AMAZING GRACE!!!
2007-03-06 01:02:19 · answer #4 · answered by 4263 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harmony is harmony; disharmony is the only sin against God. Any verse that encourages disharmony is suspect of having been corrupted by Religious Empires.
The term "our father in Heaven" - should give you a clue that you have been lead astray by other authors in the Bible; other than the exact quotes of Jesus, and you if any verse is in contradiction to Jesus' words then it could very well have simply been added to your Bible by Religious Empires who wanted to control your life and convince you to be a slave to God.
What good father in Heaven would want you to be a slave to him?
2007-03-06 00:59:09 · answer #5 · answered by MrsOcultyThomas 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes,I wish to serve the Lord,always.Slave is a harsh word,this is
why we are picked on.To say I adore and desire to serve God,
sounds better.
2007-03-06 01:03:07 · answer #6 · answered by gwhiz1052 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a very good slave, but I do choose I serve him in my own fallible way.
2007-03-06 11:30:29 · answer #7 · answered by G's Random Thoughts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes Christians are God's slave. It is written in their bible!
So much for their having freewill.
2007-03-06 00:59:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
He is my Father. I am His child, there is a difference in being a slave and being obedient to your father. Call it what you will, I love and praise my heavenly Father.
2007-03-06 00:56:51 · answer #9 · answered by Gloria 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
AMEN, and I would rather be God's slave than the devil's anyday, I have been both.
2007-03-06 01:18:23 · answer #10 · answered by wisdom 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋