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Chapter 8 we were here together1/30/2024 ![]() (2-4) The contrast between life in the Spirit and life in the flesh.įor the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. As He is condemned no more, neither are we. We receive this standing because Jesus bore the condemnation we deserved and our identity is now in Him. We receive it though we certainly deserve condemnation. No condemnation: We receive this glorious declaration from God’s court. The oldest copies are without it, the versions do not sustain it, and the fathers who quoted abundance of Scripture do not quote this sentence.” (Spurgeon)ĭ. I cannot just now go into the reasons for this conclusion, but they are very good and solid. “The most learned men assure us that it is no part of the original text. Our position in Jesus Christ is the reason for our standing of no condemnation. While it is true that those who are in Christ should not and do not consistently walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit, this is not a condition for their status of no condemnation. They were probably added by a copyist who either made a mistake or thought he could “help” Paul by adding these words from Romans 8:4. Who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit: These words are not found in the earliest ancient manuscripts of the Book of Romans and they do not agree with the flow of Paul’s context here. Romans 8 begins with no condemnation it ends with no separation, and in between there is no defeat.Ĭ. ![]() But this chapter is more than just the answer to Romans 7 it ties together thoughts from the very beginning of the letter. Now Paul looks to Jesus and he finds his standing in Him. No condemnation: This place of confidence and peace comes after the confusion and conflict that marked Romans 7. If you are not in Christ Jesus, and are walking after the flesh, you have not escaped from condemnation.” (Spurgeon)ī. “It is no pleasant task to us to have to speak of this matter but who are we that we should ask for pleasant tasks? What God hath witnessed in Scripture is the sum and substance of what the Lord’s servants are to testify to the people. We perhaps need to consider the flip side: If you are not in Jesus Christ, there is condemnation for you. It has not been improved, it’s been completely transformed, changed to a status of no condemnation. The verdict is not “less condemnation.” That’s where many believe they are – thinking our standing has improved in Jesus. Christ is in believers by His Spirit, and believers are in Christ by faith.” (Poole) This is sometimes expressed by Christ being in them… and here by their being in Christ. In Christ: “This phrase imports, that there is a mystical and spiritual union betwixt Christ and believers. Joined to Him, we hear the verdict: “ no condemnation.” You can’t drown the foot as long as the head is out of water. You can’t acquit the head and condemn the hand. It’s as if Paul begins, “I can prove what I say here.” This is what he proves: if we are one with Jesus and He is our head, we can’t be condemned. It means that what he says comes from a logical argument. They are not condemned, they will not be condemned, and they cannot be condemned. ![]() Since God the Father does not condemn Jesus, neither can the Father condemn those who are in Jesus. There is therefore now no condemnation: The simple declaration of no condemnation comes to those who are in Christ Jesus. 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.Ī. Life in the Spirit contrasted with life in the flesh.
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