Insightful Musings on the Scriptures

by

Raymond P. Sparre
Northwest University class of '67

Good evening, dear people.

I put in a serious day with the sawmill. The customers were happy to see me finish up today—besides being happy to see their big back-yard tree turned into good lumber. I left just after 7am and arrived home just before 7pm. I better not linger long in front of this computer—or I know I’ll conk out. I missed Andy and Delaine coming by to pick up their kids.

I told you so—my weary head just took a little nap. I had better wrap this up—and go to bed.

Good night. God bless.

Love, Dad/Ray.

IWe’ll be short and sweet for those who embrace these Biblical Gospel truths that the Apostle Paul is passionately presenting. But the same presentation plays out to be short and bitter for those who reject.

YOU are a slave. You ARE a slave. You are a SLAVE. Do you get the point? This is not just my opinion talking. If the Bible is TRUE, this is TRUTH. And the critical determination for all of us to make is this: WHO’S SLAVE DO I CHOOSE TO BE? It appears that there is no lasting neutral zone.

Here is the hallmark of Biblical revelation as it presents the great options before us. Let’s hone in on the last verse of chapter 6—a well-known scripture—and well-known for very good reason. I would recommend that you memorize it and reflect on it often—like 24/7! Let’s quote it here. I’ll take the liberty to insert some parenthetical comments.

“For the wages of sin (the final outcome of slavery to sin) is death (spiritual, eternal, conscious death), but the gift of God (the final outcome of His Amazing Grace) is eternal life in (through, by means of) Christ Jesus our Lord” (the absolute best ‘slave master!’) (Romans 6:23).