Not Guilty!

Not Guilty!

There is now no condemnation for you who are in Christ. (Romans 8:1)

You may sometimes wonder if that's really true.

It must be true.
Jesus died to sin once for all. (Romans 6:10)
You were crucified with Christ. (Galatians 2:20)
Therefore you are dead to sin.

Through Christ, the law of sin and death (the wages of sin is death) no longer applies to you. That's for citizens of the world.

You however, are a citizen of heaven. The heavenly law is the law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:2)

There is no condemnation for you because you aren't breaking any laws.

The law that applies to you is that you have Life in Christ Jesus. Abundant , indestructible, springs-of-living-water Life.

You may stumble a lot.
You may give in to temptation.
You may walk for a while as though you were still in the flesh.

In those moments, expect the enemy to be whispering in your ear. Expect his lies to sound for all the world like thoughts that have originated from you.

Know this:

You are not led by the flesh--the world's mindset of behaving and responding to things by our senses.

No, child of the Most High, you are, in actual fact, led by Father's Holy Spirit. (Romans 8:9)

He who is in you is Life.

Your spirit is alive because of righteousness. (Romans 8:10)

That’s the way of grace. You are righteous because God has made you righteous.

Live from that.