Since we are not under the law but under grace does that mean we shouldn't be concerned about sinning? That's the question Paul knew some in Rome might ask after what he had just written in Romans 6:14. His answer is an emphatic "No." Paul's reason for saying so has to do with what allowing the members of our body to be used for sin will result in. It will result in slavery to sin.

In Romans 6:15-23 Paul likens what we offer the members of our body to serve to the practice of voluntary slavery. The question is not, "Can we be unconcerned about sinning," but, "Who or what will you be a slave to?" There are just two choices with their two different outcomes, as we'll see in this message,