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Here our apostle proves what he had before asserted, that Christians in their particular actions have a special regard to the Lord and his honour, because they devote themselves, living and dying, to the service of him, and his glory: None of us, Christians, lives unto himself, but we spend our lives in his service; neither do we die unto ourselves, nor when we please, but when he appoints: therefore living or dying we are his.
From the words, absolutely considered, we may learn, That the best evidence we can have that we are Christ's servants, is this, when we make our aim and scope, our design and care, to live and to die unto Christ our Lord, and not unto ourselves.
Question "But when may we be said to live unto the Lord, and to die unto the Lord?"
Answer When we do not frame our lives after our own wills, but according to the word and will of God, making that the rule and ground of all our actions; when the great end why we desire life, is to do service for Christ on earth, and to be fitted by him for the fruition of him in heaven.
Finally, then we live and die unto the Lord, when we are willing to be at the disposal of God, both for life and death; and this as to time, manner, and means; yea, all circumstances whatsoever, both of life and death. When a man is willing to lay down his life for the Lord, or at the call of the Lord, it is a certain evidence that he liveth and dieth to the Lord.