HOW BY NO CONDEMNATION IN CHRIST JESUS

Romans 8:1-8 / Keywords 8:1,2

1 Therefore , t h e re is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.

 

Life Through the Spirit

8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you[a] free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh,[b] God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering.[c] And so he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

5 Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. 7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. 8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.

Footnotes

a. Romans 8:2 The Greek is singular; some manuscripts me

b. Romans 8:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 4-13.

c. Romans 8:3 Or flesh, for sin

1. Because we are delivered from our sin by Jesus Christ our Lord, we are set free from the law of sin and death. We are also set free from any condemnation by God. There is now no condemnation. Once, our sin condemned us. Our sin was too powerful for the law to save us. But God saved us by sending Jesus to be a sin offering. Because of his sacrifice, we are free. In doing this, God met the requirement of the law, that sin demands a punishment. Jesus took the punishment and condemnation so we would not.

 

2. There are two kinds of people in the world. There are those who live by the flesh. They are condemned because they are hostile to God and have their minds on the fleshly desires. They cannot please God, and their end destination is death. The other type is those who have their mind set on the Spirit. Those people have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. Their end is life and peace. Which are you? When we accept Jesus into our hearts, we are those who are of life and peace. We are not condemned. We are free in him.

 

Prayer Father, I am not saved by the law, but by you. Now I am no longer controlled by the law of sin but by the Spirit, who has set me free. Thank you, Lord!

One Word There is no condemnation in Christ Jesus