Romans 6:16
KJV — Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
NKJV — Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?
NIV — Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?
Notice in the above that you willing with complete knowledge yield, present, or offer to follow and obey. Thus, you willingly become servants.
If you are in a prison [example: abused], under captivity [example: kidnapped, war captive, etc], and/or physically or mentally abused [example: a minor]– you are not willingly yielding or offering to obey. The evil [sin] done is theirs.
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Romans 10 9 — 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Proverbs 24:16 — is an encouraging verse that says, “For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.”
Romans 8:16, KJV: — The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: Romans 8:16, NASB: The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, Romans 8:16, NLT: For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.
Romans 8:1, ESV: — There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1, KJV: There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Galatians 3 26 — 26 For ye are all the achildren of God by bfaith in Christ Jesus. 27 For as many of you as have been abaptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor aGreek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all bone in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 4:24, NLT: — Put on your new nature, created to be like God–truly righteous and holy. Ephesians 4:24, CSB: and to put on the new self, the one created according to God’s likeness in righteousness and purity of the truth.
Proverbs 16 3 — Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
Exodus 14 14 — 14 The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. 14 The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.” 14 The LORD himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.”
Ephesians 5:11, NASB: — Do not participate in the useless deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them; Ephesians 5:11, NLT: Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them. Ephesians 5:11, CSB: Don’t participate in the fruitless works of darkness, but instead expose them.
Galatians 2 20 — “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself for me.”
Romans 6 23 — “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (verse 23). If we serve sin, we get wages — something we deserve: shame and death. But if we serve God, we get eternal life as a gift, something we didn’t deserve.
Micah 7:7 In-Context — 7 But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. 8 Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
Jeremiah 29 11 — Christians facing difficult situations today can take comfort in Jeremiah 29:11 knowing that it is not a promise to immediately rescue us from hardship or suffering, but rather a promise that God has a plan for our lives and regardless of our current situation, He can work through it to prosper us and give us a hope.
Proverbs 23 12 — This means that true wisdom requires intentional choices; a person can “know” what is right, but the heart must apply that knowledge to real-life situations.
1 Corinthians 10 21 — You cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons: you cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of demons.