No Comdemnation?

 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit, For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:1-2

The day that I read this passage in light of what I had been going through, was....well...I was really getting it. That no matter what the leaders thought I had done wrong, and right or wrong, Jesus did not hold me in their condemnation at all. 

And that meant He held none for any sin I committed and confessed, no matter who thought otherwise.

Paul goes on to say this in verse 8:

So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

Leaders in the church were always teaching about 'the flesh.' One popular verse is in 2 Chronicles 32:8 which talks about God being our "arm of the flesh, which is our strength." And we are not to lean on our own flesh or any others, like doctors, etc. 

With good reason, they taught about it, because it is in the bible, but once again, they took it too far. Especially with doctors. Instead of taking a child to a doctor for a broken bone, or a hospital to give birth, they would 'believe' for healing, or, let a child die if it was in trouble, instead of using a medical procedure could save it. And perhaps, let a person go blind...Ummm. Just saying...

Going on down to verse 16 is this:

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us

If we are truly born again, the Holy Spirit joins with us to help us understand that we are God's children. I had known this from a very early age. I should have never doubted it. And yet, I had for a time.

Not only that, but we are joint-heirs with Jesus! And while we may suffer things on earth, they are nothing compared to the glory we will share in when we go to heaven!

I had learned much from these few scriptures about what I was going through at the time. My mind was truly beginning to accept that I had nothing to fear about where I would end up after death. Despite what others may be saying. 

And it was because the Holy Spirit was teaching me. Praise God!

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Thanks for visiting today, Friends. Take care and God bless you! Til next post....