CONDEMNATION

There is None

Romans 8:1-4 “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh, that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.”

The above scripture shows that when we accept Christ and are forgiven of our sins, we are no longer condemned. We could not obey the law in the flesh because the flesh is weak. Jesus came in the flesh to fulfill the requirements of the law. He lived a sin-free life. We are counted righteous not because we are able to fulfill the law but because we have accepted Christ’s finished work in redeeming us from sin. We no longer strive to be counted righteous by the works of the flesh but by the Spirit of God who indwells us.  

God has forgiven us of all our sins and no longer condemns us, if we have accepted Christ as our Lord and Savior. 1 John 3:20-24 “If our conscience condemns us, we know that God is greater than our conscience and that he knows everything. And so, my dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have courage in God's presence. We receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him.” When we are unsaved, we rely on our conscience to tell us when we commit sin. Once we become saved, we should stand firm in the knowledge that all our sins are forgiven, and we have been accepted as children of God. This knowledge should give us boldness in coming to the throne of grace to find help in a time of need. Obeying God’s commands consists of accepting Jesus into our life and making Him our Lord and Savior. This is how we obtain righteousness in the sight of God.

We are often tempted to believe that we are not worthy of God’s blessings because we have not lived a sin-free life even though we are saved. That is to return to the belief that by our own works we are justified. God looks at the heart. He does want us to have a heart that seeks to please Him, however, His promises to us are not based on our ability to live without making mistakes and falling short of the mark. His promises to us are based on Christ’s finished work and our ability to receive them by faith. 

So, let us not engage in self-condemnation which robs us of our ability to stand strong in the faith. Even if we have done things to get ourselves in trouble, God is still willing to rescue us. Self-condemnation often stops us from being healed. We may feel that we brought the sickness upon ourselves by our own actions. The bible tells us that when we are prayed for by an elder of the church for healing, even the sins we may have committed are forgiven (James 5:14-16).

When Jesus said, “It is finished” He meant it. There is no requirement for us to attain salvation through good works or to retain it by being perfect.