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This is well worth a read in my view. “Well, if you read the New Testament in its original text, you would come away stunned, really, by how different the original text is from any English version that you’ve ever read, whether King James, New King James, New American Standard, ESV, NIV and you can name all the rest. All of them, virtually, have found a way to mask something that is an absolutely critical element of truth. In fact, the word “slave” appears in the New Testament 130 times in the original text. You will find it once in the King James, once the Greek word “slave” is translated slave. You will find it translated “slave” a few other times in other texts, like the New King James text and even the New American Standard text. And it will be translated “slave” when, one, it refers to actual slavery, or two, it refers to some kind of bondage to an inanimate reality. ” https://www.gty.org/library/sermons-library/80-321/slaves-for-christ
This is an important piece to read.
However lacking in it is an understanding of what it means to believe on Jesus.

What does it mean?

John 1 New International Version
The Word Became Flesh

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome[a] it.

6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.

From slavery we are raised to equality with God.

The slaves to whom the Apostles delivered this message understood this which is why they embraced Jesus.

Many now do not understand this.

There are 1001 ways and more to do a thing but there is only one right way. All of us are slaves to the right way.

I was at a party when someone asked what is the difference between a Jew, a Christian and a Moslem. I had never thought about it but I have left myself open to the power of the spirit. I replied, “A Jew, through Abraham, is the adopted child of God. A Christian, through Jesus, is the begotten child of God. A Moslem is the slave of Allah.”

A Russian at that party shouted, “YES!”

Saying we are slaves to Christ is the same as saying we are slaves to truth. Most certainly we are.

The problem with translators (and this applies across the board) is that they always come close but no cigar.

Your fellow slave in Christ, Reg Hartt

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