"With his work of redemption Christ has made believers his own possession and now gives them the goals that shape their lives. This new commitment, which is a commitment to righteousness (Rom. 6:19), holiness (1 Thess. 3:13), and newness of life (Rom. 6:4), finds expression in the description of Christians as Christ's douloi [slaves] (1 Cor. 7:22; Eph. 6:6)."13 Slaves of Christ are to be "always abounding in the work of the Lord" (1 Cor. 15:58), "trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord" (Eph. 5:10), and ever seeking to "understand what the will of the Lord is" (Eph. 5:17)."