No Condemnation

Coming up next on Renewing Your Mind. If God declares no condemnation in Christ. You should not condemn yourself, respond to Satan's whispered accusations with confidence that by the finished work of Christ. Your case is closed. If you're Christian, that's a good reminder because we know how soon failure can cause us to sink often become discouraged when we fail to meet the standards set forth in Scripture. But let's not lose hope.

Instead, let's immerse ourselves in the encouragement we find in Scripture, particularly in Romans chapter 8 teacher today is Dr. HB 12 Romans eight begins with no condemnation and Indians with no separation at the point of the entire chapter is succinctly stated in the opening verse. There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Religious leaders brought a woman taken in adultery to Jesus. They asked him what to do with her.

They knew that the law commanded that an adulterer be put to death.

They also knew that capital punishment had to be authorized by the Roman occupying forces.

It was a trap.

Jesus stooped down and began to write in the dirt. Then he stood and said to the crowd around him. Let him who is without sin cast the first stone at her and then he stooped down and began writing in the dirt again when he rose again the crowd had dispersed the John eight verses 10 and 11 Jesus asked the woman woman, where are your accusers. None left to accuse you know one Lord Sheehan. Jesus said to her, neither do I condemn you go and sin no more. Too many instances we act like those religious leaders feel with accusation and condemnation. The truth of us all is that we are like that woman taken in adultery. One word describes us all guilty.

Romans chapter 3 verse 23 indicts the entirety of mankind for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God the one who wrote a defense in the dark for the adulterous woman has written a defense in his own blood for us. Faith in Christ saves us from the penalty and the power of sin. Romans chapter 8 verses one through four. Summarize the work of salvation of God the father, God the son and God the Holy Spirit.

But what does it mean to be saved.

Consider first true assurance Romans eight verse one there is therefore now no kind them nation. For those who are in Christ Jesus. Door condemnation is more than just the opposite of justification is penalty after the sentencing of the guilty. The opening chapters of Romans declared the universal condemnation of all mankind. Jews are guilty before God. Gentiles are guilty before God. All are guilty before God. But that is not the final verdict of those who are in Christ Jesus. There is now therefore no kind them nation to those who are in Christ Jesus.

The term here condemnation is used three times in the New Testament, all in Romans Romans chapter 5 verse 16 says in the free gift is not like the result of that one man sin.

The judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification.

Romans chapter 5 verse 18 says therefore ask one trespass led to condemnation for all men, sold one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. Now, here in Romans eight verse one Paul says there is now therefore no kind them nation to those who are in Christ Jesus. No con them nation. This is our assurance in Christ. The unbelievers judgment day is before him. The believers judgment date is behind him. There is now therefore no condemnation in Christ noticed the scope of this Christian assurance now no condemnation now no condemnation now speaks in real time. The past verdict stands today heaven is our hope, but you do not have to wait to get to heaven to have assurance of salvation. There is now no condemnation now speaks in real time.

No speaks for all time is emphatic in the original language of a complete cessation. There is no con them nation. This is not a mistrial that may be retried at some point later down the road. This is an absolute dismissal of all charges with extreme prejudice. There is now no kind them nation to those who are in Christ Jesus in John chapter 5 verse 24 Jesus as truly I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes in him who sent me is not condemned, he will not face the judgment he has passed from death to life. This objective truth should be the subjective experience for every believer in Christ. If God declares no condemnation in Christ. You should not condemn yourself, respond to Satan's whispered accusations with confidence that by the finished work of Christ. Your case is closed, there is the scope of our Christian assurance here but consider the sphere of our Christian assurance we are reminded in this opening verse that there are two classes of people only two classes of people in the world.

Those who are in Christ Jesus.

Those who are not in Christ Jesus was the difference between these two categories of people. Glad you asked. It is the difference between life and death is the difference between truth and error is the difference between salvation and judgment is the difference between godliness and wickedness is the difference between heaven and hell. Romans chapter 8 verse one is good news but it is not good news for everyone. It is not good news for those who are not in Christ Jesus. It would only be good news for everyone. If this verse was just half of verse. If Paul just said there is therefore now no condemnation.

Point paragraph then the world could claim this assurance without conversion without repentance without saving faith. The good news for the believer is bad news for the unbeliever. John chapter 3 verse 18 says whoever believes in him is not condemned, the one who does not believe is condemned already because he has not believed in the name of the only son of God, the unbeliever is to face full and final condemnation from God in eternal punishment, but worse, the unbeliever will not just face that one day the unbeliever is continuing all ready because he has not she has not believed in the name of the only son of the living God.

But thanks be to God, to those who are in Christ Jesus.

There is therefore now no condemnation.

This is a statement of the spiritual, mystical intimate union between Christ and the believer.

We are in Christ Jesus.

That is the basis of our assurance. There are many reasons to condemn us, yet there is no condemnation in Christ.

Romans chapter 6 verse 23 says for the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Christ is the righteous one by saving faith we are in Christ Jesus. Therefore there is no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans eight verse 34. Ask who is there to condemn Christ died for the net he's risen again, he is seated at the right hand of God and he is making intercession for us sold.

The passage begins with a statement about the believer's true assurance. Secondly, consider with me spiritual freedom, spiritual freedom Romans chapter 1 verse four says that Jesus Christ our Lord was declared to be the son of God in power according to the spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead Romans chapter 5 verse five says that open God does not put us to shame, because God's love is been poured out into our hearts by the Holy Spirit who is been given to us after Romans chapter 1 verse four and Romans chapter 5 verse five.

The Holy Spirit is not mentioned again in this letter until Romans chapter 8 verse two yet there are some 19 references to the Holy Spirit between verse two and verse 27 of this chapter, there are real since three mega themes in Romans chapter 8, three mega themes.

The eternal security of the believer. The sanctification of the believer and the spirits ministry to the believer is in verse two. Now that Paul begins to address the spirits ministry to the believer. He says in verse two for the law of the spirit of life is set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.

Here reference to the law is not a reference to the law of Moses is reference to a principle of our standard or power of control. It in fact assumes coercion the way Paul is using the term here in verse two. It is more here than just the principle that governs it's a power that controls any presents this double statement about the law to draw a contrast. He says that the law of the controlling power of the spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. You go down to Romans chapter 8 verse nine, the be part of the verse says that anyone who does not have the spirit of Christ does not belong to him. When you trust the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation.

The Holy Spirit takes up residence in your heart immediately completely and permanently. What is the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer. Paul here says the Holy Spirit is the spirit of life. The Holy Spirit is life giving life changing life fulfilling in the law. He says of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.

This draws us back to the end of Romans chapter 7 verse 24 going in verse 25.

Paul says wretched man that I am who will deliver me from this body of death thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord. This is not merely the testimony of the apostle Paul. This is the testimony of every believer who is in Christ. Verse one teaches there is no divine condemnation in Christ Jesus. Verse two teaches there is spiritual liberation in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law from the controlling power of sin and death. Sin corrupts death consumes. It is bad enough to struggle with the law of sin or death is worse to live under the controlling power of sin and death, but in Christ. Paul says the law of the Spirit of life sets us free from the law of sin and death. This does not mean the Christian no longer have to struggle with sin and death. It means sin and death does not have the victory over the believer, the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. James Stiffler's comments here. Gravity never ceases, but it may be overcome.

Hallelujah this morning I sat at the gate waiting for my flight to take off to come here to be with you as we said at the gate gravity was at work but will we took off and ascended and cruised at 30,000 feet. Gravity was still at work but that was a power only inside of the plane that overcame gravity's downward pull integrator deeper, Higher Way, Paul declares the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death to run and work.

The law commands you give me neither feet nor hands, but better news the gospel brings it bids me flat and gives me wings and soar in the text there is true assurance there is.

Secondly, spiritual freedom, you consider with me further divine intervention divine intervention. Verse three says for God is done what the law weakened by the flesh could not do, hallelujah Paulus now again changing the way he is using the term law.

This is not an unusual way to use language and secular vernacular door law can refer to a legal ordinance or scientific fact. You can use the term different ways and Paul Perley is doing that here here law is not governing controlling principle.

It is divine standard. He is referring to the law of Moses and he is again drawing a contrast declares that God has done what the law could not do. God is done what the law could not do what is it that the law could not do verse one and verse two. The law cannot save us from condemnation the law cannot set us free from the controlling power of sin and death. Romans chapter 7 verses seven and eight says what then shall we say that the law sin, by no means yet. If it had not been for the law.

I would not of known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, you shall not covet, but sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced to me all kinds of covetousness for apart from the law, sin lies dead blog teaches the commands of God blocking show us how we should live. They can expose us when we have missed the mark. They cannot save us. It cannot make us righteous. It it cannot even stimulate us for righteousness. To the contrary, it stimulates us to sin buffet. I would even known I was covetous of the law told me not to covet. Then I started coveting all kinds of stuff. Verse three of our text is clear. The problem is not the law.

The law is good.

The problem is not the law. The problem is the weakness of our flesh versus 1 to 2 describes the believer as being in Christ Jesus. Now the believer is described. Another way the universe for who walk not according to the flesh but according to the spirit. This is an explanation not an exhortation.

He describes the believer as those who walk not according to the flesh but according to the spirit, the evidence of conversion is new life. The indwelling presence of the life giver team will change the way you walk. What a metaphor for Christian living is to walk walk means I'm on the path. Furthermore walk means I'm making progress. Hallelujah. Haven't arrived yet. I'm making progress. Walk means I'm headed toward the destination.

Leaders are those who walk not according to the flesh but according to the reminds us of the Pilgrim's progress doesn't the Christian life is a journey usual walk. We walk by faith assured that we are not alone. The shepherd we trust and for that reason, we are more than conquerors. What deep and refreshing encouragement today from Romans chapter 8 listening to Renewing Your Mind. I'm Lee Webb, thank you for being with us today. Our teacher today was Dr. HB. Charles Junior was senior pastor at Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida is from a recent link in your conference that also featured Dr. Steven Lawson and Dr. Derek Thomas. The theme was more than conquerors Savage message gorgeous through Romans chapter 8 would like for it have all my messages from this conference. You can contact us today with your donation of any amount and will provide you with the digital downloads of each message. Plus will send you a DVD copy of Dr. Thomas's most recent teaching series.

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