Friday, June 1, 2012

The only reason that you are not condemned.

John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." This is probably the most well-known verse in the Bible. However, not many people know the verse that comes after that. John 3:17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.


Unfortunately, Christianity has been misrepresented and used in many circles to condemn people. Yet, the truth is that God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save it.



The Gift Of No Condemnation; Romans 8:1-3 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. 3 For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh.



Today, God wants you to receive the gift of no condemnation. This gift will cause you to walk tall and be a true success. This gift will also save you from a life of stress, fear, restlessness, and even sickness and disease. That is because everything that happens in your soul-the emotional and mental realms-will affect your physical body if it is not properly dealt with.

It is interesting to know that the word "condemnation" in the original Greek means "condemning sentence". Stress is a condemning sentence. Sickness and disease is a condemning sentence. But there is therefore now no condemning sentence for those who are in Christ Jesus!



Romans 8:I, who are those who qualify for this gift of no condemnation They are the ones who are in Christ Jesus. And God wants you to know that you are now alive in the risen Christ, the all-glorified One who said, ''All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth," (Matthew 28:18) after He rose from the dead! When you believe in Christ and put your faith in Him, God the Father sees you in Christ Jesus. He sees you in the risen Christ who is seated at His right hand. All that Jesus is, you are. And all that He has, you have. The Bible tells you that "as He

is, so are you in this world". (I John 4:17) Can Christ who is seated at the Father's right hand ever be condemned No. Well, neither can you, because you are in Him.



Not Right Doing But Right Being



Now, God is for you to do what is right. He does not want for you to do wrong. But that is not the conditions by which you are justified. You are justified by the obedience of Christ.

Therefore, the only reason that you are not condemned is that you are in Christ Jesus. That is the only requirement.

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