1) We kick it back in Romans chapter 6, verse 19, where the apostle Paul makes it clear what the differences are between being subject to sin and being subject to the Lord. He uses the illustration of slaves and masters, and whether our culture likes it or not, the biggest amount of slavery that's ever-taken place is the slavery to sin, for which Jesus Christ is the only true answer.

2) For a Christian, the latter part of verse 19 is a pivotal point. Paul unequivocally states that we must choose to be servants of righteousness. In the words of Bob Dylan, 'it might be the devil, or it might be the Lord, but you gotta serve somebody.' This choice is not optional; it's a fundamental aspect of our faith. If we don't make this choice now, we are bound to serve for eternity in one place or another. The scripture teaches us that we have the power to choose, to make a decision, to take a stand. That's the essence of our faith.

3) The Apostle Pual uses logic and common sense as he brings up in verse 20 that when we were slaves to sin, we really didn't care what we did. We didn't care if it was right or if it was wrong. And now that we're Christians, we recognize those things that we did, we are ashamed of them, and we recognize those things also were leading us to eternal doom and destruction. By the way, doom and destruction are not a one-time thing; they are eternal punishments, not one-and-done.