17 Each of you should continue to live in whatever situation the Lord has placed you, and remain as you were when God first called you. This is my rule for all the churches. 18 For instance, a man who was circumcised before he became a believer should not try to reverse it. And the man who was uncircumcised when he became a believer should not be circumcised now. 19 For it makes no difference whether or not a man has been circumcised. The important thing is to keep God’s commandments.
20 Yes, each of you should remain as you were when God called you. 21 Are you a slave? Don’t let that worry you—but if you get a chance to be free, take it. 22 And remember, if you were a slave when the Lord called you, you are now free in the Lord. And if you were free when the Lord called you, you are now a slave of Christ. 23 God paid a high price for you, so don’t be enslaved by the world. 24 Each of you, dear brothers and sisters, should remain as you were when God first called you.
Tori's Comments:
"The important thing is to keep God's commandments"
Was circumcision not one of God's commandments?
That we should stay where we are when God calls us makes me think about how ALL Christians are missionaries where they are...
"The important thing is to keep God's commandments"
Was circumcision not one of God's commandments?
That we should stay where we are when God calls us makes me think about how ALL Christians are missionaries where they are...
Terrie's Comments:
We are free in the Lord. Yet we have been bought with a high price so we would not be enslaved by this world but would be able to be free to follow the Lord. So just like we have been reminded before to keep our eyes fixed on our heavenly home.
We are free in the Lord. Yet we have been bought with a high price so we would not be enslaved by this world but would be able to be free to follow the Lord. So just like we have been reminded before to keep our eyes fixed on our heavenly home.
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I am so thankful for these verses reminding us not to worry about such trivial matters, or man made rules. The gospel is the true and only way, to keep focused on the eternal and not this temporary home, which is indeed finite. Focusing on our relationships and the truth with others, for they are the only (and most important) thing we can take with us to our forever home.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely agree! Getting caught up in the comparably miniscule things of this world can sometimes be an easy trap to fall into.
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