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Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. (NIV)
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. (KJV)
Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. (NASB)
Romans 8:1-2
CommentaryOccurring only 3 times in the NT, all in Romans (cf. 5:16, 18), "condemnation" is used exclusively in judicial settings as the opposite of justification. It refers to a verdict of guilty and the penalty that verdict demands. No sin a believer can commit-past, present, or future-can be held against him, since the penalty was paid by Christ and righteousness was imputed to the believer. And no sin will ever reverse this divine legal decision (see note on v. 33).
MacArthur, J. J. (1997, c1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed.) (Ro 8:1). Nashville: Word Pub.
The Law
Paul's words about the Law being unable to produce righteousness because of the weakness of the flesh (Rom. 8:3) should not be interpreted as if he thought little of the Law. On the contrary, he took seriously the high calling and expectations that God revealed through Moses. In fact, walking "according to the Spirit" (8:4) involves the fulfillment of these expectations. That's why Paul urged believers to:
· Turn from evil to good (Rom. 12:2, 9).
· Seek love (1 Cor. 13).
· Not misuse liberty (Gal. 5:13-16).
· Choose to do good toward all people (Gal. 6:10).
· Live with a new, godly lifestyle (Eph. 2:1-3; 4:1-3).
· Learn how to serve others in humility, with love (Phil. 2:1-7).
· Undo patterns of sin within ourselves (Col. 3:5-11).
· Develop godly contentment with what we have (1 Tim. 6:6-11).
This is life in the Spirit-a lifelong adventure of reclaiming what God intended for us from the beginning (Eph. 5:8-10).
Radmacher, E. D., Allen, R. B., & House, H. W. (1999). Nelson's new illustrated Bible commentary (Ro 8:2). Nashville: T. Nelson Publishers.
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