October 11, 2009
Pastor Phil Schoonmaker
No Condemnation — Romans 8:1-11
There is, right now, no condemnation if you are in Christ Jesus. We have been freed from the power of sin that leads to death. We walk according to the Spirit and not the flesh. When we don’t know how to pray, the Holy Spirit prays for us. He knows how to intercede. The Spirit helps our weakness. See Romans 8:26. Those who live according to the flesh are setting their minds on the things of the flesh. The mind set on the flesh is death; spiritual death. The mind set on the Spirit is life and peace. The mind set on the flesh is hostile to God.
If we give it all to Jesus, He can do all things. What is impossible to man is possible with God. That is the power in the cross. Remember, we are not in the flesh, we are in the Spirit. The Spirit gives life because we have been made right with God. The Spirit dwells within us. He will give life to our mortal bodies.
No Corruption — Romans 8:21
God did not create paradise to have natural disasters. These things happen because the earth is under corruption. We live in a fallen world. But, if we are in Christ, we are free from slavery to corruption.
1 Corinthians 6:20 says we have been bought with a price. We are not our own. We have no say in how we live as Christians. Jesus is the only authority in our lives.
No Separation — Romans 8:31-39
Who can separate us from the love of Christ? No matter what we are going through, we overwhelmingly conquer through Christ. Nothing can ever separate us from the love of Christ. If we live in His presence, nothing can separate us from His love.
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