Rom 6:20  For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free in regard of righteousness.  ASV

Rom 6:20  For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. KJV

Rom 6:20  For when you were slaves of sin, you were free as to righteousness. LITV
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                             COMMENTARY

If one is a -servant- of sin what now becomes of the notion of "free will"?

The tense here is past tense... you -were- the servants of sin. The poor chap in Romans 7 ~Still Is~ a servant of sin.

  The verse tells us that when we were slaves of sin, we were free as to righteousness. And conversely... now that we are slaves to righteousness we are free from sin.  See how simple and easy that is folks?  Not to mention how much Biblical sense it makes!

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