No
Condemnation in Christ
Romans 8:1-8
1There
is therefore
now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the
flesh, but after the Spirit. 2For the
law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin
and death. 3For
what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending
his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the
flesh: 4That
the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the
flesh, but after the Spirit. 5For
they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that
are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6For to be carnally
minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not
subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.8So then they that are in
the flesh cannot please God.
9But ye
are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell
in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 10And if
Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11But if
the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that
raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his
Spirit that dwelleth in you.
12Therefore,
brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. 13For if
ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify
the deeds of the body, ye shall live. 14For as
many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 15For ye
have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the
Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 16The
Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 17And 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.
18For I
reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed
in us. 19For the
earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons
of God. 20For the
creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who
hath subjected the same in hope, 21Because
the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into
the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22For we
know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until
now. 23And not
only they, but ourselves
also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within
ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to
wit, the redemption of our body. 24For we
are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why
doth he yet hope for? 25But if
we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
26Likewise
the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray
for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with
groanings which cannot be uttered. 27And he
that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he
maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
28And we
know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who
are the called according to his purpose. 29For
whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son,
that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30Moreover
whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also
justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
31What
shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? 32He that
spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with
him also freely give us all things? 33Who
shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. 34Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is
risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession
for us.
35Who
shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or
persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36As it
is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as
sheep for the slaughter.
37Nay, in
all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38For I
am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor
powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39Nor
height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from
the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
II Corinthians 4:8-9 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 Persecuted,
but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
Pastor
Rolando Ramos
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