Freedom in Slavery

Romans 6:16-23

I. Is sanctification co-operative?

    75 Q.  What is sanctification?  (see Westminster Larger Catechism)

1.  Sanctification is called a work of God's free grace instead of an act.

2.  Sanctify means to “set apart” and to make holy.

3.  Justification and Sanctification must not be confused with one another.

    70 Q.  What is Justification?  (see Westminster Larger Catechism)

4.  There are two aspects to Sanctification

    1)  There is a sense in which it is accomplished and completed 				
    2)  There is another sense in which God uses means to grow His people into more and more conformity to the image of Christ.

II. Free from Sin but Still a Slave 16-19

1.  Who you obey proves who is your master.  16

2.  What we were and what we are  17-18

3.  The illustration of slavery  19a	

4.  The Exhortation  19b
    

III. The Difference Between Life and Death 20-23

Formerly bondage----Now Freedom
Formerly slaves of sin--Now slaves of God
Formerly vice---Now holiness
Formerly shame----Now peace of mind
Formerly wages----Now a free gift
Formerly death----Now everlasting life