No Condemnation

Returning to our devotions from the book Romans after the recent diversion into the feast season, our Monday devotions come from Romans 8:1 today.

Reminding ourselves that Chapter 8 follows on Chapter 7, where Paul has just made the point that the law teaches us what is right and wrong. At the same time he makes the point that while we are dead to sin, yet in the flesh, in other words, out of our own strength and sheer willpower, we are unable to keep the law and therefore we are condemned by the law and 'wretched men'.

However, in Romans chapter 8:1-2 he then makes the glorious point that even though we are 'wretched men', Christ has taken the condemnation for us. Thus, its not like sin is not condemned, it's just that Christ has taken the condemnation in our place and therefore...

 

Therefore, [there is] now no condemnation (no adjudging guilty of wrong) for those who are in Christ Jesus, who live [and] walk not after the dictates of the flesh, but after the dictates of the Spirit.

2 For the law of the Spirit of life [which is] in Christ Jesus [the law of our new being] has freed me from the law of sin and of death. AMPC

Let us listen to this song and let it sink in - and the short explanation that follows after it - I don't think I can explain it better.

No Condemnation