How can one yet be in slavery when it was abolished a long time ago?

Romans 6

Sin’s Power Is Broken

 ¹ Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace? ² Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it? ³ Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death? ⁴ For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.
 ⁵ Since we have been united with him in his death, we will also be raised to life as he was. ⁶ We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. ⁷ For when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin. ⁸ And since we died with Christ, we know we will also live with him. ⁹ We are sure of this because Christ was raised from the dead, and he will never die again. Death no longer has any power over him. ¹⁰ When he died, he died once to break the power of sin. But now that he lives, he lives for the glory of God. ¹¹ So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus.
 ¹² Do not let sin control the way you live;^[a] do not give in to sinful desires. ¹³ Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. ¹⁴ Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.
 ¹⁵ Well then, since God’s grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not! ¹⁶ Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living. ¹⁷ Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but now you wholeheartedly obey this teaching we have given you. ¹⁸ Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living.
 ¹⁹ Because of the weakness of your human nature, I am using the illustration of slavery to help you understand all this. Previously, you let yourselves be slaves to impurity and lawlessness, which led ever deeper into sin. Now you must give yourselves to be slaves to righteous living so that you will become holy.
 ²⁰ When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the obligation to do right. ²¹ And what was the result? You are now ashamed of the things you used to do, things that end in eternal doom. ²² But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. ²³ For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.

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Proverbs 5

 ¹ My son, pay attention to my wisdom;
      listen carefully to my wise counsel.
 ² Then you will show discernment,
      and your lips will express what you’ve learned.
 ³ For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey,
      and her mouth is smoother than oil.
 ⁴ But in the end she is as bitter as poison,
      as dangerous as a double-edged sword.
 ⁵ Her feet go down to death;
      her steps lead straight to the grave.^[a]
 6 For she cares nothing about the path to life.
      She staggers down a crooked trail and doesn’t realize it.
 ⁷ So now, my sons, listen to me.
      Never stray from what I am about to say:
 ⁸ Stay away from her!
      Don’t go near the door of her house!
 ⁹ If you do, you will lose your honor
      and will lose to merciless people all you have achieved.
 ¹⁰ Strangers will consume your wealth,
      and someone else will enjoy the fruit of your labor.
 ¹¹ In the end you will groan in anguish
      when disease consumes your body.
 ¹² You will say, “How I hated discipline!
      If only I had not ignored all the warnings!
 ¹³ Oh, why didn’t I listen to my teachers?
      Why didn’t I pay attention to my instructors?
 ¹⁴ I have come to the brink of utter ruin,
      and now I must face public disgrace.”
 ¹⁵ Drink water from your own well—
      share your love only with your wife.^[b]
 16 Why spill the water of your springs in the streets,
      having sex with just anyone?^[c]
 17 You should reserve it for yourselves.
      Never share it with strangers.
 ¹⁸ Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you.
      Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
 ¹⁹ She is a loving deer, a graceful doe.
      Let her breasts satisfy you always.
      May you always be captivated by her love.
 ²⁰ Why be captivated, my son, by an immoral woman,
      or fondle the breasts of a promiscuous woman?
 ²¹ For the Lord sees clearly what a man does,
      examining every path he takes.
 ²² An evil man is held captive by his own sins;
      they are ropes that catch and hold him.
 ²³ He will die for lack of self-control;
      he will be lost because of his great foolishness.

Is it Wrong for Christians to Drink Alcohol?

1. Leviticus 10:9
   Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:
   Leviticus 10:8-10 (in Context) Leviticus 10 (Whole Chapter) http://www.ptbcministries.org/
2. Numbers 6:3
   He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.
   Numbers 6:2-4 (in Context) Numbers 6 (Whole Chapter)
3. Numbers 28:7
   And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD for a drink offering.
   Numbers 28:6-8 (in Context) Numbers 28 (Whole Chapter)
4. Deuteronomy 14:26
   And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,
   Deuteronomy 14:25-27 (in Context) Deuteronomy 14 (Whole Chapter)
5. Deuteronomy 29:6
   Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink: that ye might know that I am the LORD your God.
   Deuteronomy 29:5-7 (in Context) Deuteronomy 29 (Whole Chapter)
6. Judges 13:4
   Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
   Judges 13:3-5 (in Context) Judges 13 (Whole Chapter)
7. Judges 13:7
   But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.
   Judges 13:6-8 (in Context) Judges 13 (Whole Chapter)
8. Judges 13:14
   She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe.
   Judges 13:13-15 (in Context) Judges 13 (Whole Chapter)
9. 1 Samuel 1:15
   And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.
   1 Samuel 1:14-16 (in Context) 1 Samuel 1 (Whole Chapter)
10. Proverbs 20:1
    Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
    Proverbs 20:1-3 (in Context) Proverbs 20 (Whole Chapter)

The Results of Disciplining with Love (Proverbs 23:13-28)

 ¹³ Don’t fail to discipline your children.
      They won’t die if you spank them.
 ¹⁴ Physical discipline
      may well save them from death.^[c]
 15 My child,^[d] if your heart is wise,
      my own heart will rejoice!
 ¹⁶ Everything in me will celebrate
      when you speak what is right.
 ¹⁷ Don’t envy sinners,
      but always continue to fear the Lord.
 ¹⁸ You will be rewarded for this;
      your hope will not be disappointed.
 ¹⁹ My child, listen and be wise:
      Keep your heart on the right course.
 ²⁰ Do not carouse with drunkards
      or feast with gluttons,
 ²¹ for they are on their way to poverty,
      and too much sleep clothes them in rags.
 ²² Listen to your father, who gave you life,
      and don’t despise your mother when she is old.
 ²³ Get the truth and never sell it;
      also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment.
 ²⁴ The father of godly children has cause for joy.
      What a pleasure to have children who are wise.^[e]
 25 So give your father and mother joy!
      May she who gave you birth be happy.
 ²⁶ O my son, give me your heart.
      May your eyes take delight in following my ways.
 ²⁷ A prostitute is a dangerous trap;
      a promiscuous woman is as dangerous as falling into a narrow well.
 ²⁸ She hides and waits like a robber,
      eager to make more men unfaithful.