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Marks
Of Slavery
"I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus."
Gal. 6:17. "I bear the marks of Jesus branded on my
body." 20th Cent. Paul was Christ's bond-servant.
There are two theories as to what were these
"marks." One is that they were the scars on his
body left from the gashes made by the whippings and
stonings. The other is that they were his living for
Christ. We accept this latter view. Scars on the body are
no certain evidence of belonging to Christ, while we as
saints are to give unmistakable evidence in our life that
we are the bond-servant of Jesus—His exclusive property.
This means that we are to live solely in His interest. As
we go about among men, it is plain to be seen by all that
we belong to Christ. We are epistles of Christ, slaves of
Christ. We take interest in ourselves not for ourselves,
but only as the Lord's possession. This is holy living.
When the Lord gives us something that is good for the
body—which He is daily doing—we thank Him not just for
our body's sake, but that we have the privilege of caring
for this body for His dear sake. You may need to think
here a moment and pray. The bond that makes the saint the
slave of Christ is the bond of love. This is man's truest
freedom. Christ makes us free by making us His
bond-servant in love.
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