Romans 8 in 5 Days
Romans chapter 8 is the most powerful chapter in the entire Bible. If you get this you’ve got the Gospel
Romans 8:1-2 (NLT)
“There is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. 2 And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death." Romans 8:1-2 (NLT)
Pastor’s Blog
Romans 8:1 may be the most important verse in the Bible. Do you believe it to be true for you? Further, Romans 8:2 says God sets you free not only from condemnation, but ALSO from the power of the sin that cripples your life. Do you believe THAT? You need not only the forgiveness offered on the cross, but also the power of the Holy Spirit to live beyond the crippling grip those sins may still have on you.
God is not looking down from Heaven mad at you! Like a loving earthly father, God may not always be pleased with you, but he views you with love and pleasure, not only in the man or woman he is shaping you into but also in the man or woman you are now in the shaping process. As a potter is pleased with his not yet completed work, so God is pleased with his not yet completed you. And the very beautiful thing is that God will never cease his primary task on earth, the shaping of the human soul, and that includes your soul.
For those of you who love biblical theology, all the brilliant reasoning in the first 7 chapters of Romans leads to this one thing: there is no condemnation in Christ and the Holy Spirit will never stop working set you free from the grip of sin and free to live in His power and abundance.
It always amazes me how complicated organized religion makes the path to God. Even many followers of Christ, given the gift of simple grace, seek to create complex layers of spirituality. Thank you for shining the light on the simple truth that is the Good News - Jesus of Nazareth.
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