If therefore there is no condemnation to those that believe in the gospel of Jesus Christ, why do we feel so bad when we sin? There is a major difference between condemnation and Godly sorrow. We all should fell a Godly sorrow when dealing with an issue of sin, the result of that conviction should lead us to repentance. When a brother or sister in Christ is used to bring admonishment and correction, it is to turn us back to the path of God from where we strayed. It is to build us back up and encourage us to keep running our race. "Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret it—I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while— yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death", (2 Corinthians 7:8-10). Okay, so if sorrow comes by the Spirit of God which leads me to repent and be built up and encouraged, why do I feel like I deserve hell and God hates me?
That is condemnation which is a tactic of the enemy who wants to destroy the light of Christ in you!!! He knows he cannot take your salvation, "once saved, always saved". If he can keep you in a place of condemnation for sins committed then he can keep you from moving forward in what God has created you to become. "So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time”, (Revelation 12:9-12). Only the devil tells us that God hates us and wants nothing to due with us based off of our lack of performance. God was not interested in our performance for salvation, while He does want you to pursue holiness, His plan is that it can only be obtained by submitting to the Holy Spirit and pursuing His Son Jesus Christ. We have to continue to consume the scriptures so that deep down inside of our hearts we will have the truth of God's word to defend against the attacks of the enemy. "My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world", (1 John 2:1-2). God reconciled us by the blood of His Son because He wants nothing more than to have an intimate and life long love relationship with His children!!! Be encouraged!!! Have a wonderful life of experiencing no condemnation on purpose!!!!!
Romans 8
Life Through the Spirit
1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. 3 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, 4 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.
5 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. 6 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. 7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. 8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.
9 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. 10 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. 11 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.
12 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. 13 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.
14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. 15 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 sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
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