Yeah But. . . March 19, 2016

¹There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:1

"Yeah but I repeated that piece of gossip at work that I knew wasn't true."
"No condemnation."

"What about the time I yelled and swore at my daughter for not keeping her room clean?"
"No condemnation."

"But God, I hit my wife when I lost my temper." 
"No condemnation."

"No condemnation?" 
"No condemnation."

Have we sinned?  "All have sinned."  Romans 3:23
 
Will we continue to sin?  "For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate."  Romans 7:15 

Will there still be consequences for our sin?  "For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.”  Hebrews 12:6

But we are NOT condemned!  When we accept the forgiveness Christ purchased at the cross of Calvary with his perfect, sinless blood, we are made free from ALL condemnation.
 
⁹ If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  1 John 1:9

What a wondrous, joyful realization!  We are forgiven, cleansed, made holy in His sight.  All charged dropped.  Condemnation cancelled.  If God does not condemn, they why do we continue to condemn ourselves?  If God forgives why do we continue to batter ourselves with our past sin?  

NO condemnation.  None.  Zero.  Zip.  Zilch.  Nada.  Thank God. Praise God.  Rejoice in this knowledge!    






 


*All verses are English Standard Version unless otherwise stated.