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1 Corinthians 7:21–23 · BSB
7:21 Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity.
7:22 For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.
7:23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
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The sermon text today is from1 Corinthians chapter 7, verses 17 through 24. And on the Bible in the pew, it's on page 1738. Listen as I read God's word. Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in whatever…
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…You cannot sit together in church and believe that and leave slavery untransformed. It can't happen. The third text, perhaps the most striking, is1 Corinthians 7:21-23. **"Were you a** \[slave\] **when called?"** When you picture this, this is being read out loud to the church in Corinth where there were slaves…
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…23You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of men. 24Brethren, each one is to remain with God in that condition in which he was called. (1 Cor. 7:15–24NASB) So Paul is instructing the believers here in Corinth that when they came to faith in Christ, they were not to abandon their station in life.…
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