What does it mean to be a servant of the Lord?translated

Reader question:

I am a pagan, I know that I am the daughter of the gods, but what does it mean to be a servant of the Lord?

Maria

Priest's answer:

Priest Evgeniy CHEBYKIN

Hello Maria.

Thank you for the interesting question!

The Holy Apostle Paul in the sixth chapter of his letter to the Romans, contrasting slavery to sin and slavery to righteousness, claims that he uses the last phrase (“slavery of righteousness”) “... according to human reasoning, because of the weakness of the flesh” (Rom. 6:19), that is, he himself does not consider this state to be slavery.

Here is the excerpt:

“Do you not know that to whomever you present yourselves as slaves to obey, you are also slaves to whom you obey, either slaves of sin to death, or slaves of obedience to righteousness? Thank God that you, having previously been slaves of sin, have become obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you have devoted yourselves. Having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. I speak from human reasoning, because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you presented your members as slaves to uncleanness and lawlessness for wicked works, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness for holy works. For while you were slaves to sin, then you were free from righteousness. What...