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Slaves,
Slaves And More Slaves
Millions upon millions are in slavery.
You can understand that from studying the word of God. In the
next few minutes, you can find out if you are one of those
millions. If you are then you can learn how to escape slavery.
Ah, but you say I am not in slavery. I know that millions
are not in slavery. So, where are the slaves? You must be crazy
Abdool . Well, well, well, you can rest assured that I am not
crazy. If you think I am crazy then you are indirectly saying
that Jesus, the God of heaven and earth, is crazy, because I am
basing my writing on God's word.
You see, I am not talking about physical slavery but spiritual
slavery. Nevertheless, spiritual slavery has physical consequences.
A man who beats his wife performs a physical act. The act is
detrimental to his wife not only physically but also emotionally.
The man thinks that he is better than his wife. His thoughts are
sinful. His actions are sinful. The man, while dominating his wife,
is blind to the fact that he is being dominated by his sinful
actions. The man is mastered by his sins. Sin becomes his master.
Therefore, he becomes a slave. Do you understand this?
Jesus Christ said to some Jews one day (John 8:31-47, see verse
34 for now) (paraphrase) "anyone who performs sin is a slave of sin".
Here the word slave is significant. It means that the sinner is in
bondage. The sinner may not be aware of this because he or she is
physically free to some extent.
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If you read, the scriptures I referred to, you will see that those
Jews mentioned were having trouble to see their own bondage. They
gave the reasons for this in verse 33. Their reasons were that Abraham
was their father and that they were never in bondage to any man. Do you
realize that when they said this that Israel was under Roman occupation
and dominion? They were in a form of physical bondage also and could not
see it clearly.
The man who beats his wife,
the wife who cheats on her husband, the drunkard, the effeminate, the
covetous, liars and those who curse daily and listen to cursing while
viewing immoral shows, are all in slavery. The stars who perform and use
such language, and the makers and directors of such shows are in
slavery.
Christians who are born-again and were set free by Jesus Christ, if they are not careful
(verse 31) to live by Jesus' words, can slip into certain measures of
slavery. They can maintain full freedom only by living according to the
word of God. Christians, don't lose some of your freedom for
sin. Avoid sins and fight against them. Your heavenly Father's will is for you
to live free and not to be a slave!
Can you see slavery all around you now? Look
at the government in the land and perceive as you couldn't before. See
rulers who are passing laws contrary to the word of God and causing
people to stumble. Slippery laws create worse bondage. Continue looking
and you will see people opposing and overthrowing good rulers. Can you see
the sins? Can you look farther in other lands and
see their sins? Do you see millions upon millions worshipping other
gods, which are not really God? They too think that they are not in
bondage.
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Return and look closely at
home (North America). Do you see millions upon millions of
Christians? Are they all really Christians? Do they really live by the
words of Jesus? Do you see hypocrisy? Do you see people pretending to be
Christians but they are living in dishonour to Jesus? Sins---ah, sins---a master of
millions. Millions, who, if you tell them this truth about their slavery, may react
just like those Jews reacted to Jesus. Some may go about to kill you, (verses
37-40) a person who is repeating what Jesus said.
Therefore, you see, slavery is in
prominent places as well as in humble places. People love, not Jesus
Christ, but themselves, someone else or something else. If they love
the God who created them, as some of them claim (see example in reference
verses), then they would love Jesus (verse 42). Only in loving Jesus and
proving that love by living according to His words---the truth---can the
millions escape slavery and eternal death.
So, you say, I don't
need Jesus Christ to set me free because I don't believe in
God. How foolish that is. Let me ask you this; did you create yourself? No, some
aliens from a distant planet created you. Well, who created them? Nobody
created them and nobody created you, but you just came from a big bang?
How utterly foolish that is!
A basic principle about
the world you live in is that things in existence are functioning
according to rules and laws. Rules and laws are based upon wisdom. Wisdom
does not exist without knowledge. To know or possess knowledge belongs to those who
are wise.
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The vastness of knowledge
and wisdom, even hidden wisdom and knowledge, point to an all-wise
person. That person is God. You see, a basic principle of wisdom is that
it must have someone with the capacity to appreciate it and rejoice in it.
The one who created you is rejoicing in wisdom that you and I don't
possess and are incapable of possessing. He reserves certain wisdom for
Himself! Just because certain knowledge and wisdom are not given to you
do not mean that you should reject what is given to you.
Be wise now and rejoice in
the wisdom that He is, and that He will reward all those who believe
in Him through faith in His Son Jesus Christ. Receive Christ as
wisdom from God.
What is that? You don't
sin like other people? You don't curse or covet or do any of the sins I
mentioned? So you think you are not a slave? Now, look closely at
the scriptures---verses 35 and 36. Given in verse 35 is a truth about the rights of slaves. Slaves
have no right to enter in the Master's house and live in it forever. A son
of a slave's owner has that right. The son also has the right to inherit
the slave or slaves. Even before a son could inherit his father's slaves,
his father could give him authority over the slaves, to bind them or to
loose them. The son who has the power and authority over the slaves can do
with them as he wishes. The point is---if you are not a friend of the Son
of God, then you are a slave not only to sin but also
a slave who is left out of the house of God.
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Take a closer look at the scriptures.
They are showing Jesus as equal to the heavenly Father. Equal
here means he is God (not a partner of God but actually God). God has
power over the sins that are enslaving you. No one else has such power
over sins. No matter what prophet, religion, beliefs, messiahs or
angels---no one has the right and power as the Son of God. They
cannot set you free. Only the greatest---the everlasting prophet and Son
of God (the creator of all things visible and invisible) can
deliver from sins and spiritual slavery.
When Jesus was nailed to the
cross, he was giving himself as a ransom for you. He paid a price to set
you free. The full price is paid. Your sins were nailed to the cross,
but unless you believe in the one who paid the price, you will remain
bound in your sins and remain a slave.
Even if you don't fully
understand these things, I urge you to pray the prayer I have given, and
wait for God to open your understanding of spiritual things. God bless
you.
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About the Author
The author is a born-again Christian. His
spiritual offices are Pastor and Prophet.
Abdool's ministry is to the body of Christ
wheresoever the Spirit of God leads him.
Two of his web sites are Nizamuddin's
Blogs Central and My Father's
Kingdom. This article may be republished for the
cause of Jesus Christ. It must be published without
charge. You may remove the two links, but the rest of
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Copyright 2004. Abdool Nizamuddin. Rev. 2009.
Prayer for Freedom from sin and for Everlasting Life. Father of Lord Jesus, I believe that your
Son Jesus is the only one who can set me
free from sin and give me everlasting life.
I believe He paid for my sins at the cross.
I believe He died. I believe He was buried.
I believe He rose from the grave and is alive forever.
Please forgive me, come, and dwell in me forever Father through your Son Jesus Christ. Thank you Father. I receive you in the name of Jesus. Amen. |
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