Free In Christ

Romans 8: 1-12 NLTย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

ย ย So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.ย 2ย And because you belong to him, the powerย of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.ย 3ย The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature. So God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sinโ€™s control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins.ย 4ย He did this so that the just requirement of the law would be fully satisfied for us, who no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit. 5ย Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit.ย 6ย So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.ย 7ย For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey Godโ€™s laws, and it never will.ย 8ย Thatโ€™s why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God. 9ย But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.)ย 10ย And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God.ย 11ย The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you. 12ย Therefore, dear brothers and sisters,ย you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do.

Romans 8:1ย  So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.ย 

Romans 6:6

6ย We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin.ย ย ย 

Hebrews 8:12

12 For I will forgive their wickednessย and will remember their sins no more.

Romans 6:14ย 

14 Sinย is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of Godโ€™s grace.

ย 2 Corinthians 3:17

17 Now the Lord is the Spirit,ย and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

2 Corinthians 5:17-18

17ย This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! 18ย And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Romans 6:23

23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.

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