Members of the body

Romans 6.13

Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness.

And then Romans 6.19b:

For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.

Does this see an odd way to write? But it is right out of Proverbs wherein we are warned about wicked or foolish eyes, ears, hands, feet, and hearts, etc.  Just one example among many:

There are six things that the Lord hates,
seven that are an abomination to him:
haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
a heart that devises wicked plans,
feet that make haste to run to evil,
a false witness who breathes out lies,
and one who sows discord among brothers.

2 thoughts on “Members of the body

  1. C. Frank Bernard

    There are six things that the Lord hates:
    A. haughty eyes,
    B. a lying tongue,
    C. and hands that shed innocent blood,
    D. a heart that devises wicked plans,
    C’ feet that make haste to run to evil,
    B’ a false witness who breathes out lies,
    seven that are an abomination to him:
    [Summary of six]: and one who sows discord among brothers.

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