13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. Ver. 13. Unto sin ] As Satan’s general, who hath his trenches, 2 Corinthians 10:4 ; his commanders, as here, and his fighting soldiers,1 Peter 2:11; 1 Peter 2:11 ; his weapons, as here. read more
Neither: Romans 6:16, Romans 6:19, Romans 7:5, Romans 7:23, 1 Corinthians 6:15, Colossians 3:5, James 3:5, James 3:6, James 4:1 instruments: Gr. arms, or weapons, 2 Corinthians 10:4 unrighteousness: Romans 1:29, Romans 2:8, Romans 2:9, Deuteronomy 25:16, Isaiah 3:10, Isaiah 3:11, Isaiah 55:7, Ezekiel 18:4, 1 Corinthians 6:9, 2 Thessalonians 2:12, 2 Peter 2:13-Ezra :, 1 John 1:9 but yield: Romans 12:1, 2 Chronicles 30:8, Daniel 3:28, 1 Corinthians 6:20, 2 Corinthians 8:5, Philippians 1:20 ... read more
Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.Neither present your members to sin — To corrupt nature, a mere tyrant.But to God — Your lawful King. read more
13. Members as instruments Our limbs, all the parts and organs of our body, the false king, Sin, would devote as instruments to execute the behests of the lusts. Unto God The true king. Instruments of righteousness Instead of lusts. Augustine well says: “Does anger rise? Refuse to give for it your tongue to cursing or your hand to striking. That irrational rage would cease to rise did not sin exist in the members. Abolish its power; let it not have weapons with which it can war against... read more
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The Biblical Illustrator - Romans 6:13
Romans 6:13Neither yield ye yourselves as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God. YieldingYielding is an image carried over from the world of matter into the world of mind. In every case of yielding you have pressure meeting with resistance and overcoming it. Note then--I. The pressure. There are many kinds of pressure. When your shoe pinches you it presses upon one small point only, but the kindly pressure of the air is upon every part of your body. And such is... read more