Rom 8:1,2 "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death."
No condemnation! What a freeing, exhilarating sense to have no condemnation. It is not the absence of law but a revived spirit of being alive to the perfect law of love.
Rom 8:3,4 "For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit."
God did it for us, condemned sin enabling the law to be fulfilled in us. Not an abolishing of the law a fulfilling of the law. The law was always a law of grace, no dichotomy between the law of God and grace, grace upon grace. Here is where the truth becomes evident. Though God's love is conditional- He is the one who fulfills the condition for, in and through us. Love is not thwarted and law is not abolished-Love is both forgiving and pure- God is absolute light-there is no darkness in Him and He is Absolute Love. That God is the fulfill-er and the fulfillment is mystery-truth wrapped in mystery. As Paul stated; "work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure." Grace upon grace, flowing from Him, in and through us. So it is not only have you died, but also are you alive? You become alive through submission to Jesus Christ, being brought to life by the Spirit, a life open to the Absolute Love of God.
Rom 8:5- "For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God."
This law of absolute love is now lived as a debt, a debt to live according to the Spirit of God in you. How do we know the Spirit of God is there? The Spirit of Love is prompting and permitting you to put away sinful deeds, being made alive to Absolute Love.
Rom 8:9-13 "You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you. So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live."
A Spirit in you that knows your Dad, who you are and where you belong! Welcome Home. The Absolute Love is waiting for you, why have you not surrendered yet? He is calling you, He is Absolute Love.
Rom 8:14,15 "For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, "Abba! Father!"
His comfort and love await.
No condemnation! What a freeing, exhilarating sense to have no condemnation. It is not the absence of law but a revived spirit of being alive to the perfect law of love.
Rom 8:3,4 "For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit."
God did it for us, condemned sin enabling the law to be fulfilled in us. Not an abolishing of the law a fulfilling of the law. The law was always a law of grace, no dichotomy between the law of God and grace, grace upon grace. Here is where the truth becomes evident. Though God's love is conditional- He is the one who fulfills the condition for, in and through us. Love is not thwarted and law is not abolished-Love is both forgiving and pure- God is absolute light-there is no darkness in Him and He is Absolute Love. That God is the fulfill-er and the fulfillment is mystery-truth wrapped in mystery. As Paul stated; "work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure." Grace upon grace, flowing from Him, in and through us. So it is not only have you died, but also are you alive? You become alive through submission to Jesus Christ, being brought to life by the Spirit, a life open to the Absolute Love of God.
Rom 8:5- "For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God."
This law of absolute love is now lived as a debt, a debt to live according to the Spirit of God in you. How do we know the Spirit of God is there? The Spirit of Love is prompting and permitting you to put away sinful deeds, being made alive to Absolute Love.
Rom 8:9-13 "You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you. So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live."
A Spirit in you that knows your Dad, who you are and where you belong! Welcome Home. The Absolute Love is waiting for you, why have you not surrendered yet? He is calling you, He is Absolute Love.
Rom 8:14,15 "For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, "Abba! Father!"
His comfort and love await.
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