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You ever notice how some people can do something and it's kind of really bad and they don't

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seem to be bothered by it at all?

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The Bible says in Romans 6, 23 that when you were slaves of sin you were free in regard

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to righteousness.

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And that's different before or after becoming a Christian.

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So before becoming a Christian you're a slave to sin and it really just doesn't bother you

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and you don't have to try to do what's good or right.

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You don't feel burdened by righteousness.

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But then once you become a Christian, if you've become a Christian you should have kind of

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a bad feeling.

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You should recognize that what you're doing is wrong either during or after the choice

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that you've made.

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Not having those feelings when you do something wrong kind of means you might be slave to

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sin.

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Now once you've been saved you become a follower of Jesus Christ and are trying to live for

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him from then on so you've been born again.

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You can't be slave to sin anymore but you can be slave and should be slave to righteousness.

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You should be searching out the right things to do in any given situation.

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Some prefer to be mastered by sin which causes them to feel free from the burdens of righteousness.

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But the truth is I felt burdened by righteousness.

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I know that so much better but slicing it differently feels like we're burdened by obligation

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which I'd rather be free not to sin than to be stuck in sin.

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We are purchased by the blood of Christ and recognizing it is a much better place to be.

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This weekend at New Heights the Grand Prix will be going on on Saturday afternoon.

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So March 11th, Saturday afternoon please come and join us at 2 o'clock for the Grand Prix.

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You can just be a fan.

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You might even check out a car and race it that you didn't make but have a little fun

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and we're going to feed you free lunch.

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2.55 Hefner, 2 p.m. Saturday, come and join us.