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Since Christ has come, a most wonderful thing has happened.

The people who believe in Christ are not condemned.

1. "No condemnation" means that the believer is not doomed and damned, but is freed from the penalty and condemnation of sin; he is not judged as a sinner, but is delivered from the condemnation of death and hell; he is not judged to be unrighteous, but is counted to be righteous.

Very simply stated, the person who is in Christ is safe and secure from condemnation now and forever.

He will not be judged as a sinner; he shall never be separated from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord (cp. ; ).

Romans 8:33

(But remember: the believer is to be judged for his faithfulness to Christ.

He will be judged for how responsible he is—for how well he uses his spiritual gifts for Christ—for how diligently he serves Christ in the work of God.

The judgment of the believer will take place at the great judgment seat of Christ.)

2. Now note the most crucial point: only the believer who is in Christ Jesus will not be condemned.

All non-believers will face condemnation for sin.

A genuine believer is a person who does not "walk after the flesh, but after the Spirit."

Note what it means to be in Christ Jesus.

Believer, Position In Christ: What does it mean for a person to be in Christ?

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In the simplest terms, being in Christ means placing your faith in Christ, in all that Christ is.

Christ lived and died and arose; so being in Christ means living, dying, and arising in Christ.

Christ is the person's Representative, his Agent, his Substitute, his Mediator in life, death, and resurrection.

The person who believes in Jesus Christ is identified with Christ: counted and considered to be "in" Christ.

2. To be in Christ means that a believer walks and lives in Christ day by day.

He is in union with Christ.

To truly believe is to walk, and to truly walk is to believe.

A true believer... · lays his life—his past sins, his present behavior, all that he is—upon Christ · entrusts his present welfare and destiny—all that he is or ever will be—into the hands of Christ

To live and walk in Christ means that we do not "walk after the flesh, but after the Spirit" (, ).

It means that "denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world" ().

It means that we bear the fruit of the Spirit ().

It means that we bear the fruit of the Spirit ().

It means that we abide in Christ, that we become as connected and attached to Christ... · as the members of the body are connected and attached to each other () · as the branch is connected and attached to the vine ()

Teacher's Outline and Study Bible - Commentary - Teacher's Outline and Study Bible – Romans, Volume 2: The Teacher's Outline and Study Bible.

It means that we abide in Christ, that we become as connected and attached to Christ... · as the members of the body are connected and attached to each other () · as the branch is connected and attached to the vine ()

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