No Condemnation

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. - Romans 8:1‭-‬4 ESV

Rev. Dan Whang

This passage is considered the most hopeful of the entire Bible. There are no commands or imperatives. It gives the clearest picture of sin and God's grace.

Our innocence

Christ's delivery of us from death gives us great security. By faith, we are once and for all declared righteous. Before Christ, there was the law and the sacrifice of animals for sin. Now, in Christ, salvation has finally come.

Our freedom

The law of Christ has set us free from the law of sin and death. The spirit has released us from the law of following commands and reaping death for our sinfulness. Jesus came in flesh so that God could condemn sin via Jesus. So sin is condemned, but we find freedom and life. Jesus takes on the sin of all believers for all time. He is condemned and forsaken by the heavenly Father. The innocent one becomes mired into raw liquid sin. So we will never be forsaken or condemned. Justification and sanctification always go hand in hand.

Our growth

What do you love now? Jesus, the one who's saved you through the cross? Or the greed, envy, anger, lust, & selfishness that put Him there?

So how do we kill sin?

1. Hate your sin. (What it does to you and those around you... Don't become desensitized to what sin is doing)
2. Starve it. (Don't feed your indulgences)
3. Quarter it. (Sin has allies. There are some conditions give sin an advantage over us. So keep away from circumstances like that)
4. Lean on God. (He is always fighting with us to kill sin. He does not give up on us.)