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Bond Servant of Christ Jesus




Bond Servant of Christ Jesus

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The word here rendered “servant” means “bond-servant,” or one subject to the will and wholly at the disposal of another. In this sense it is applied to the disciples of Christ at large (1Co 7:21–23), as in the Old Testament to all the people of God (Is 66:14). But as, in addition to this, the prophets and kings of Israel wereofficially “the servants of the Lord” (Jos 1:1; Ps18:1, title), the apostles call themselves, in the same official sense, “the servants of Christ” (as here, and Php 1:1; Jam 1:1; 2Pe 1:1; Jud 1:1), expressing such absolute subjection and devotion to the Lord Jesus as they would never have yielded to a mere creature. (See onRo 1:7; Jn 5:22,23). More
Jamieson, Robert, A. R. Fausset, and David Brown.Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible. Vol. 2. Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1997. Print.
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