Ode to the Unchained Life
Romans 6:13, "Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been bought from death to life, and offer every part of yourself to Him as an instrument of righteousness."
Ode to God's Embrace of Freedom
Romans 6:18 , "You have been set free from sin and become slaves to righteousness." Only this kind of righteousness can make us free.
Ode to the Divine Light
Jesus has declared Himself to be the Light of the world. As we follow and love Him, we become a representative of His light [Matthew 5].
Ode to the Divine Union
John 17:25, "I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which You have loved me may be in them, and I in them.” Therefore, I am one with God, a joint heir in Christ.
Ode to the Chosen Few
1 Corinthians 1:2, “to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." Through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, we are saints.
Ode to the Life in Christ
The best Christmas gift comes from above. We are alive to God in Christ! Romans 6:11 - "Romans 6:11 - So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus."