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My Husband Who Woos Me – The verses from Hosea 2:14-17 in the New Living Translation tell me that though I am freque… http://ow.ly/1ar8Bx

The Transforming Triumphant Word – The verses from John 1:1-5 in the New Living Translation tell me: 1.That I am a c… http://ow.ly/1amGcg

I Am Not Ashamed – The verses from Romans 1:14-17 in the New Living Translation tell me that am indebted to my non-C… http://ow.ly/1alD0B

Slaves of Righteousness

Romans 6:18 New Living Translation
Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living.

Before you were a Christian you were a slave, in bondage to sin. Even when you did not want to sin, you were unable to do otherwise. When God saved you, He freed you from sin, but you remained a slave. Now, rather than being bound to sin, you are bound to righteousness. In every area of your life you are obligated to do what honors God.

There are some who believe that when Christ sets them free, they are free to do whatever they want. That is not so. The apostle Paul realized that when he began following Christ he became “bondservant” of Christ, and his life was no longer his own. Now, rather than being enslaved to sin, he was ensalved to God and His righteousness. When people mistreated him, he has forfeited the right to respond from his natural feelings but was compelled to offer a righteous response. When he was tempted, he was no longer free to succumb to his feelings. Paul could not enter the workplace and act selfishly. He understood that, as a slave of righteousness, he was obligated to live a holy life, honoring his Master.

Righteous living is not an option for a Christian. Nor is it something we must try to do over time. It is an obligation, mandatory for every child of God. Our freedom in Christ is not freedom to do what we want. It is freedom to live righteously, something we could not do when we were in bondage to sin. Now that we are free to live righteously, we must allow the Holy Spirit to produce in us a holy, sanctified life.

God is Love

1 John 4:8 New Living Translation, But anyone who does not love does not know God — for God is love. http://ow.ly/25vNd

James 1:5

If you need wisdom, if you want to know what God wants you to do — ask him, and he will gladly tell you… James 1:5 New Living Translation

Launching of Nueva Traduccion Viviente (NTV)

The Tyndale Espanol team launched the Nueva Traduccion Viviente (NTV) at Expolit (the largest Spanish Christian trade show) this month. The launch is the culmination of a 10-year effort and partnership between Tyndale, Unilit, and the Luis Palau Association. The goal for the NTV is identical to that of the NLT: to communicate the Scriptures to today’s readers as clearly and powerfully as the original texts did to readers and listeners in biblical times. The NTV will bring the style and purpose of the NLT to the Spanish-speaking world.

More about this bible translation at http://www.nltblog.com/index.php/2009/11/nueva-traduccion-viviente/

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