If we are slaves to God, then aren't we forced to obey Him?


"And remember, if you were a slave when the Lord called you, you are now free in the Lord. And if you were free when the Lord called you, you are now a slave of Christ" (I Corinthians 7:22 NLT).

Does this mean that if you were a slave then you are the property of your owner and forced to obey them?


Forced? No. There have always been slaves who rebelled against their masters. "Required to obey" would be a better way to put it. "If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love" (John 15:10).


But in a real sense, we all belong to God. "Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul of the father As well as the soul of the son is Mine; The soul who sins shall die" (Ezekiel 18:4). This is why those who choose to rebel and serve a different master (sin) are under a death sentence.