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THERE IS NOW NO CONDEMNATION IN CHRIST

Passage: Romans 8:1~8

Key verse: 1-2

Life Through the Spirit

8 Therefore, there is now no condemnation^(A) for those who are in Christ Jesus,^(B) ²because through Christ Jesus^(C) the law of the Spirit who gives life^(D) has set you^[a] free^(E) from the law of sin^(F) and death. ³For what the law was powerless^(G) to do because it was weakened by the flesh,^[b]^(H) God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh^(I) to be a sin offering.^[c]^(J) And so he condemned sin in the flesh, ⁴in order that the righteous requirement^(K) of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.^(L)

⁵Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires;^(M) but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.^(N) ⁶The mind governed by the flesh is death,^(O) but the mind governed by the Spirit is life^(P) and peace. ⁷The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God;^(Q) it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. ⁸Those who are in the realm of the flesh^(R) cannot please God.

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Romans 8:2 The Greek is singular; some manuscripts me
Romans 8:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 4-13.
Romans 8:3 Or flesh, for sin

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1. God did what the law was powerless to do (1-4)

After intense deadly battle with sin and the law (Ch.6-7), Paul gives a climactic "therefore" and introduces Christian life in the Spirit. This is life "in Christ Jesus." The law had no power to save us. So God saved us through Jesus Christ, the sin offering for us. In Jesus, we are not condemned. Rather, all who live in Christ and according to the Spirit are righteous.

2. The mind of the flesh or the Spirit (5-8)

The fleshly, carnal mind is fixed on pleasing myself, such as through pleasure, human glory and pride. This mind is rebellious, displeases God and ends in death. The mind of the Spirit within the Christian is set on pleasing and seeking God, and growing in the mind and heart of Christ-his life and peace.

Prayer: Lord, you did what the law could not do. You set me free from the condemnation and control of sin, so I can now live according to the mind of the Spirit, desiring the life and peace of God. Thank you, Jesus.

One Word: Set free to live according to the Spirit

Daily Bread

THERE IS NOW NO CONDEMNATION IN CHRIST

Passage: Romans 8:1~8

Key verse: 1-2

Life Through the Spirit

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