About this episode
The episode discusses the concept of true freedom in the context of being a slave to Christ as described by Paul in Romans.
Paul began his letter to the Romans in a rare way, calling himself a slave (doulos) of Christ. He does this only two other times in his letters (Phil 1:1 and Titus 1:1). Doulos (slave) means someone who belongs to another, without any ownership rights of their own. We American Christians love our freedom, and may bristle at the idea that we are slaves. Yet, doulos is used with the highest dignity in the NT – namely, of believers who willingly live under Christ's authority as His devoted follo...
Topics covered
- freedom
- slavery
- authority
- Christianity
- Romans
- spirituality
Keywords
- freedom
- slavery
- doulos
- authority
- Christian
- Romans 6
- spirituality
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Romans, Phil, Titus
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