What is condemnation? Condemnation is a state of being
condemned.
Collins Concise Dictionary defines the word condemned as:
1.
To express strong disapproval
2.
To pronounce judicial sentence on
3.
To demonstrate the guilt of
4.
To judge or pronounce unfit for use.
We usually think of a condemned person as one who is guilty
of a crime and is unfit to be in normal society. A prison sentence is the usual
outcome. A condemned building, on the other hand, is unsafe and is unfit for
normal use and/or occupancy. A condemned building is usually knocked down and
removed.
Let’s take a look at the Scriptures in John 3:16-19.
“(16) For God so loved
the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him
should not perish but have everlasting life. (17) For God did not send His Son
into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be
saved. (18) He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not
believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the
only begotten Son of God. (19) And this is the condemnation, that the light has
come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than the light, because
their deeds were evil.”
Does this mean that if I don’t belong to the Lord Jesus
Christ, I am condemned? The answer is a simple, Yes!
Romans 8:1 states, “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ
Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.”
What is this verse telling us?
1.
Those who are in Christ Jesus are now not in a
state of condemnation.
2.
Before they were in Christ Jesus they were
condemned.
3.
They no longer walk in former sinful ways.
4.
They now walk according to the directions of the
Holy Spirit.
What’s your state, condemnation or no condemnation?
Jon Peasey
[All Scriptures quoted are from the New King James version]
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