Friday, April 3, 2009

There is no Condemnation

Romans 8:1-2

"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death."

As believers we are no longer separated by judgement from God because we are IN Christ Jesus. We are to actively walk - a continuous, ongoing habit - according to our new life in Christ not according to the corrupt nature of man and it's fleshly lusts.

Our freedom comes through the law of the the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus. The law of the Spirit of life is the exact opposite of the law, that is the power, dominion of sin and death. We have been liberated as a result of redemption.

Since we have been freed from the law, there is no condemnatory judgement against those who are positionally in Christ Jesus. Those who do not continuously, repeatedly walk in the manner of fleshly lusts (habitual sin) but continuously, repeatedly walk in the manner of their new life in Christ are those freed from the law.

We must choose by God's grace to habitually walk in our new life - that liberation from the power of sin and death. We must live what we are positionally - Christ's own and free from the power of sin.

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