There is Now No Condemnation (Romans 8)
There is Now No Condemnation “Therefore there is now no condemnation [no guilty verdict, no punishment] for those who are in Christ Jesus [who believe Him as personal Lord and Savior] “(Romans 8:1 Amplified) For many years, as a Christian I could not relate to this verse because I was still living with guilt. I must have been living my Christian life in the chapter 7 and still under the Law. No Christian should live under the Law and yet many do because many feel a constant guilt being under Satan’s trap. If you live your life in chapter 7 you will feel guilty but once you cross into this chapter 8 and live by the Spirit, the condemnation is gone. There is a need for more teaching in the Church about guilt and conviction. You can be convicted by the Spirit about your sins, but you can feel guilty about them as well. When you live by the Spirit, he will head your life if you are honest with him about your sins. If you are hiding from him,...