1 Corinthians 7:22

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Someone who was a slave when the Lord called them is now serving the Lord as a free person. But it’s just as true that someone who was free when God called them is now a slave of Christ.

Cross References

1 Peter 2:16

Live as free people, but don’t use your freedom to cover up evil. Live as people who are God’s slaves.

Philemon 1:16

not as a slave anymore, but as something much better than a slave. He is a dear brother to me but even more so to you, because now he will be not just a member of your household but also your brother in the Lord.

Galatians 5:13

My brothers and sisters, you were called to be free. But don’t use your freedom as an excuse to live under the power of sin. Instead, serve one another humbly in love.

Galatians 5:1

Christ has set us free so that we can be free. So stand firm, and don’t let anyone make you a slave again.

Jude 1:1

From Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James. To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept safe for Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:1

From Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ. To you who have received a faith as precious as ours and who have been made right with our God and Savior Jesus Christ.

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, who’s from your community and who’s a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He’s always praying hard for you, that you’ll stand firm in the will of God and that you’ll be confident and mature.

Galatians 1:10

Now do I sound like somebody who wants people to think well of me? Or do I sound like somebody who wants God to think well of me? If I were still trying to please people, I wouldn’t be serving Christ.

1 Corinthians 9:19

I’m free and I don’t belong to anyone, but I’ve made myself a slave to everyone. I’ve done that to win as many people as I can to Christ.

Romans 1:1

From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, who has been appointed as an apostle and set apart for the good news of God.

1 Corinthians 7:21

Were you a slave when God called you? Don’t let that trouble you, although if you can gain your freedom, you should do that.

1 Corinthians 9:21

To those who don’t have the law, I became like one who didn’t have the law (even though I’m not free from God’s law, but under Christ’s law), in order to win those who don’t have the law.