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Romans Commentary Chapters 1-8  /  Romans 6:16-23 Being Slaves of Christ Leads to Life  /  Discussion Questions
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The teacher highlights that “cling” to what is good uses the same word as a husband “cleaving” to his wife (Genesis 2:24); what would it mean for your habits, entertainment, spending, and friendships if you were “cemented” to goodness with that kind of exclusivity?
Another way to ask: If you “cling” to what is good like a husband clings to his wife, what would have to change in your habits, entertainment, spending, and friendships? What would it look like to be that strongly tied to goodness?

Direct Answer Based on the transcript, being “cemented” to what is good would mean bonding yourself to goodness with the same exclusivity and closeness as marriage—actively attaching to what is good and separating from what contradicts it. That would press on daily choices (habits, pleasures, relationships) because “cling” implies more than casual preference.

Support from Transcript:

  • Paul’s command: “Cling to what is good.”
  • The lesson notes the Greek word for “cling/cleave” is the same used in Genesis for marriage: “shall cleave to his wife, and they shall be one flesh” (Gen. 2:24).
  • The conclusion drawn is explicit: “Christians should be as closely bonded to what is good as a husband and wife are bonded to each other.”
  • Theodoret’s phrase strengthens it: we should be “cemented to what is good.”
  • The logic in the passage ties it to rejecting evil: abhorring evil is necessary “to cling to what is good.”
Discussion Follow-ups What “casual” attachments compete with being bonded to goodness? If your life showed what you cling to, what would it currently say?

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