Romans 8:1-4

Romans 8:1-4

There is Therefore Now No Condemnation

Rom 8:1  There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Rom 8:2  For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

Rom 8:3  For 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:

Rom 8:4  That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

1. Those that are in Christ are No Longer Condemned and are Liberated by the Work of the Holy Spirit.  – vs. 1
1. When we thank God for a completed work (on the cross) in us we are now in a position of no more condemnation, which then produces the freedom to walk in the Holy Spirit.

                                                              i.      How do I know that Romans 8 is true of me and that I am free from condemnation in Christ? How do I know I can count on the ministry of the Holy Spirit in my life?

1.      Have you been justified by faith alone in Christ?

a.       Romans 5:1-2 

2.      Have you been crucified with Christ?

a.       Romans 6:6 

3.      Have you been raised with Christ?

a.       Romans 6:9 

4.      Have you been set free from sin?

a.       Romans 6:22 

5.      Have you been married to Christ?

a.       Romans 7:3-4 

6.      Are you aware of your brokenness?

a.       Romans 7:24 

                                                            ii.      Thank Jesus for paying for your sin debt and realize that you now stand in favor with God. This is not a work that we look forward to it is a benefit we can enjoy now.

1.      Colossians 1:10-14 

                                                          iii.      Enjoy the freedom, in Christ, of no more condemnation.

1.      Titus 3:5-7 

                                                          iv.      Walk in the power of the Holy Spirit

1.      Galatians 5:14-16 

2. Those that are In Christ are Under a New Law of the Holy Spirit and have been Set Free from the Law of Sin and Death. – vs. 2
1. We are now liberated from the plantation of sin and death in order that we might live in the liberty of a new law.

                                                              i.      Romans 6:20-22 

3. Those that are in Christ have Their Old Nature of Sinful Flesh Condemned. – vs. 3
1. God’s law is righteous and holy. I am not and I am incapable through any means to earn merit before God.

                                                              i.      Galatians 3:10-13 

2. God sent His own son in the likeness of sinful flesh, to condemned sin in the flesh.

                                                              i.      2 Corinthians 5:21 

                                                            ii.      Hebrews 4:15 

4. Those that are in Christ Will have the Law Fulfilled in Them by the Work of the Holy Spirit. – vs. 4
1. The ability to truly follow God’s Law and be moral comes from the power of the Holy Spirit and nothing of our own strength. The ministry of the Holy Spirit is only for those that are in Christ. There is no help for those who have rejected His sacrifice.

                                                              i.      Galatians 5:22-25 

                                                            ii.      Ephesians 5:26-27