There is Now therefore No Condemnation…in Christ Jesus

You are forgiven…

So you were a drunk…

You were a junkie…

You were a pimp…

You were a prostitute…

You were a gambler…

You were an adulterer…

You were a murderer, a liar, a thief, and embezzler…

You were a child abuser…

You were self-righteous…

You were a bigot…

You were, you fill in the blank…

Whatever you, were, the second you asked Jesus to come into your heart and be the Lord of your life and mean it with all your heart…

YOU ARE FORGIVEN…

You are a NEW Creature in Christ Jesus…

New Born…New Life…

Sin, no longer has a hold on you; you are Redeemed, Set Free from Sin and Death! By the blood of Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit!

So when someone comes to you and starts throwing your past in your face…you do not have to be defensive, because the person you once were, no longer exists…You are a new person in Christ Jesus.

If you try to bring up your past sin to God, He will look at you and say, “What sin? I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

When the woman caught in adultery, was brought before Jesus and the religious men of the day wanted to stone her…Jesus said, “You who are without sin, cast the first stone…” They dropped their stones one by one and walked away…Then he looked at the woman and said, “Woman where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?”

“No, Lord,” she said.

Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more.” (John 8:10-11 NLT)

So, I’m telling you this, go, and do not sin, again.

When we confess our sin, Jesus takes them and cast them as far as the east is from the west… (Psalm 103:12 NLT)

No condemnation…No sin…we are forever changed. Sin no longer has hold on us. So don’t let anyone tell you, you aren’t forgiven. Don’t let anyone put guilt or shame on you ever again…Jesus died so that you can live…He did not rot in the tomb…He took the keys to hell, death and the grave and He is alive. He is sitting at the right hand of our Father in heaven and he is praying for you…

So don’t you ever doubt your salvation…EVER!! Amen!

Romans 8:1-15 New International Version (NIV)

Life Through the Spirit 

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 

Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God. 

You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you. 

Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live. 

For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to son ship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” 

–Marla Shaw O’Neill April 20, 2017