The Myth of Autonomy | Romans 6:11-23

Our culture celebrates independence as the highest virtue. We are told, “Be yourself. Follow your heart. Answer to no one.” The message is clear: true freedom means complete autonomy. But Romans 6 confronts that idea head-on. Paul teaches that no one is truly autonomous. Every person serves a master. We are either slaves to sin or servants of God. The question is not whether we will serve something, but what—or who—we will serve. In Romans 6, Paul explains that through Christ we have died to s