November 4, 2024 NO CONDEMNATION
Romans 8:1-2 “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free the law of sin and death.”
This is really good news for you and me! We have done things that were wrong and that were sins against God as well as our fellow human beings. We all have just reasons to be condemned. Living with a sense of condemnations is a heavy burden. Even though God has forgiven us, we may still feel condemned. If that is the case, then we do not understand or do not believe the forgiveness of God for us personally. We know this, but God came that we might be forgiven from ALL sin. One thing that can stand in the way of receiving forgiveness is our pride. It is humbling to confess that we sinned-that we messed up. We tend to justify our sins instead of admitting that yes, we sinned. Not receiving forgiveness from God for our sins keeps us in the prison of condemnation. So, it is awesome news and a most freeing thing to receive the forgiveness of sin-no mater what the sin is or was. It is no more difficult for God to forgive what we call a big sin that it is for Him to forgive what we call a little sin-sin is sin. Some live with a general sense of condemnation. But understand that the Holy Spirt does not give us a general sense of condemnation; the Holy Spirit is specific. Assume we are guilty of lying to someone; in that case, the Holy Spirit will point out the lie and will lead us to confess that lie as a sin and will likely prompt us to ask the one we lied to to forgive us. What a blessing for the work of the Holy Spirit; when we fail, He shows us a way to deal with it that we might be freed from a guilty conscience and any sense of condemnation. There are two laws mentioned in the above verse: the law of the ‘Spirit of life in Christ Jesus’ and the ‘law of sin and death.’ We have two options. Let it penetrate our innermost being that we are not condemned because we are in Christ Jesus-no ands buts or ifs! That is a fact. NOW, we must accept the fact that God does not condemn us! We have been set free from the law of sin and death which includes condemnation. So, even if we sin, we are not condemned; the Holy Spirt points out the specific sin and we confess and continue living in the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus. Jesus paid the ultimate price that we might not be condemned because of sin; to live with any sense of condemnation surely grieves the heart of God. Praise God-there is now therefore NO CONDEMNATION!
Romans 8:1 “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
John 3:18 “Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.”
Blessings, Buddy
Romans 8:1-2 “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free the law of sin and death.”
This is really good news for you and me! We have done things that were wrong and that were sins against God as well as our fellow human beings. We all have just reasons to be condemned. Living with a sense of condemnations is a heavy burden. Even though God has forgiven us, we may still feel condemned. If that is the case, then we do not understand or do not believe the forgiveness of God for us personally. We know this, but God came that we might be forgiven from ALL sin. One thing that can stand in the way of receiving forgiveness is our pride. It is humbling to confess that we sinned-that we messed up. We tend to justify our sins instead of admitting that yes, we sinned. Not receiving forgiveness from God for our sins keeps us in the prison of condemnation. So, it is awesome news and a most freeing thing to receive the forgiveness of sin-no mater what the sin is or was. It is no more difficult for God to forgive what we call a big sin that it is for Him to forgive what we call a little sin-sin is sin. Some live with a general sense of condemnation. But understand that the Holy Spirt does not give us a general sense of condemnation; the Holy Spirit is specific. Assume we are guilty of lying to someone; in that case, the Holy Spirit will point out the lie and will lead us to confess that lie as a sin and will likely prompt us to ask the one we lied to to forgive us. What a blessing for the work of the Holy Spirit; when we fail, He shows us a way to deal with it that we might be freed from a guilty conscience and any sense of condemnation. There are two laws mentioned in the above verse: the law of the ‘Spirit of life in Christ Jesus’ and the ‘law of sin and death.’ We have two options. Let it penetrate our innermost being that we are not condemned because we are in Christ Jesus-no ands buts or ifs! That is a fact. NOW, we must accept the fact that God does not condemn us! We have been set free from the law of sin and death which includes condemnation. So, even if we sin, we are not condemned; the Holy Spirt points out the specific sin and we confess and continue living in the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus. Jesus paid the ultimate price that we might not be condemned because of sin; to live with any sense of condemnation surely grieves the heart of God. Praise God-there is now therefore NO CONDEMNATION!
Romans 8:1 “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
John 3:18 “Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.”
Blessings, Buddy
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