Therefore, brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.
Summary: Freedom is not something that comes naturally to someone who was born into slavery.
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Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.
If I put on my “ignorant” and “foolish people” glasses1, it is easy to see this verse as a contradiction. After all, Peter says, “Live as free people…” and then in the same sentence he says, “live as God’s slaves.” Which is it, Peter? Free or slave?
How are we to understand this apparent dichotomy?
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