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What does it mean that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, and why does it matter?
“We”
Who in here likes crime & justice TV shows and movies?
What does it mean to be condemned?
Pass judgement upon; declare guilty and treat accordingly
Does anyone in here know who OJ Simpson is?
In June 1994, OJ Simpson become the lead suspect in the murder of his ex-wife and her friend
“Trial of the century”
Five days later when his whereabouts were revealed, he ran away in perhaps the most boring, slow car chase ever
Ford Bronco
Evidence all pointed toward OJ Simpson doing the crimes- DNA evidence, the car chase, alibis changing and not adding up, wrote a book about it, motive, etc.
Not to say he did it, but… he did it.
Yet OJ was not condemned by the justice system… he was found not guilty and walked away from that courtroom with no penalty
Like OJ, we stand convicted of a crime.
Unlike OJ, who has a tiny bit of wiggle room to argue he was indeed innocent, we have NO ROOM to argue that we are innocent
Without a shadow of a doubt, we are guilty
What are we guilty of?
Sin
How is it our fault?
What did I do?
I didn’t do anything that bad, dude.
I just told my mom I was here rather than there.
Was this tiny, little thing actually that big of a deal?
This isn’t even as much about what we do as it is the condition of our heart and soul
The root cause is the true issue.
The matter of the heart.
Cosmic treason against God
Nothing is more desirable than God.
If you still want to appeal… try to take God to court.
There is no one higher than God.
No one gives God authority
What is treason?
What does treason mean?
We sinned by our cosmic treason and our rebellion against God.
We spit in His face by choosing our own way and will over His.
We don’t regard Him as holy- we hardly regard Him at all.
Yet here’s the Good News- despite all His majesty and power, Jesus is our Advocate
Gospel
“God”
Read Romans 8:1-4
Verse 1
Because of what Jesus did, we are considered not guilty and walk away free.
Like OJ Simpson, we walk away free.
Yet we get to walk out of the Highest of Courtrooms uncondemned
This offering was once and for all.
This offering would provide continual, ongoing freedom from condemnation.
Do you think OJ was relieved?
Did he change his life?
Was he thankful?
OJ walked away rather smug
Look, OJ got arrested in 2008 for armed robbery
Pay close attention to your attitude towards this forgiveness and new life- it’ll tell you a lot about your heart.
We weren’t set free so we could get a free pass!
Verse 3 & 4
Our freedom came at a price- the price of Jesus’ blood.
He was our sin offering.
If anything, we are set free to become God’s servants
We now are free to take part in the redemption of the Gospel
You see, the Gospel redeems all things.
It is much more vast than what we can imagine
Think about it- we live in a broken, sin sick world.
God promises a new world free of Satan and sin.
Would you say America is more focused on individualism or unity?
Not to our entire fault, we are a nation of individuals
We don’t grasp what it means that God is also in the work of redeeming groups of people at large.
Nations.
A whole Kingdom that God is calling us into.
We have a part to play.
Call to Action like we discussed a couple weeks ago
Redemption has begun!
Beautiful sunrise, beach, mountains, delicious food, family and loved ones.
This is the world groaning!
“You”
We can be a force of Light that pushes back against the darkness
Boredom isn’t about a lack of things to do- it is about a lack of interest.
Chores
You shouldn’t be bored.
You shouldn’t endlessly scroll through Netflix and Instagram
We have a role to play with eternal implications
To be a force for good is more simple than it sometimes looks
Don’t steal, cheat, lie, complain constantly, use bad language.
Don’t be angry all the time.
Be kind!
Encourage!
Love others!
People will begin to think that you are an alien.
You aren’t of this world!
Work hard!
Can we tell the world about God in other ways than sharing the Gospel in words?
Yes, sharing the Gospel is important.
But it isn’t our only way to be His witnesses.
This one is important- STOP CONDEMNING YOURSELF
Who ever condemns yourself?
This is what I mean: you treat yourself like a punching bag.
You beat yourself up.
Stop it.
Stop.
God redeems BIG (entire nations and whole world).. but God wants to redeem your thoughts too
Rely on your Advocate and Sustainer.
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