{"id":379,"date":"2017-06-18T19:39:34","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T01:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/settledinthetruth.com\/settledinthetruth\/?p=379"},"modified":"2020-08-05T09:16:04","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T15:16:04","slug":"there-is-now-no-condemnation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/settledinthetruth.com\/identity\/there-is-now-no-condemnation\/","title":{"rendered":"There Is Now No Condemnation"},"content":{"rendered":"

“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”<\/em><\/span>
\n – Romans 8:1<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Forgiving others can be difficult at times, but it’s something every Christian seeks to do. \u00a0We are told by our Lord to forgive, and it is important for that reason, so we make deliberate efforts not to harbour ill will against those who cause us injury or grief. \u00a0But despite the struggle to fulfill this command we often fail to forgive a person\u00a0crucial to our walk of faith.<\/p>\n

We often fail to forgive ourselves.<\/p>\n

“I wish I had never…!” \u00a0“If only I could change that!” \u00a0“How can you possibly forgive me?!” \u00a0Sound familiar? \u00a0We have a tendency as fleshly, worldly thinking persons to glorify our failures as greater than those of others. \u00a0We exaggerate them to the point that we are continually groaning and chastising ourselves for our failure – always punishing ourselves and condemning ourselves. \u00a0If left unchallenged we can judge ourselves as always a failure, and therefore giving us the excuse we need to fail again and again. \u00a0Also sound familiar?<\/p>\n

Here is what Jesus specifically asked God the Father about you and me:<\/p>\n

\u201cMy prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.”<\/span><\/em>
\n – John 17:20-21<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Did the Father say no? \u00a0Of course not. \u00a0So we are one with Jesus, and that means…<\/p>\n

“For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.”<\/span><\/em>
\n – Galatians 3:26<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

You are a son, or daughter, of God! \u00a0How? \u00a0Through faith – you’ve settled the issue in the truth. \u00a0You have decided your value is determined by God, not you, and you practice that daily. \u00a0But maybe you don’t feel<\/em> like you’re His – that’s okay. \u00a0We all experience those feelings, but all those feelings are is an indicator that you have experienced a lie. \u00a0You’ve reacted to the suggestion that you are a failure and do not belong to Christ. \u00a0Say thank you to the feeling for letting you know, tell the lie to begone, and practice the truth that you are a child of God – always!<\/p>\n

“And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”<\/span><\/em>
\n – Matthew 28:20<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”<\/span><\/em>
\n – Romans 8:38-39<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

How do you practice the truth? \u00a0Refuse to act like a failure. \u00a0Instead act like someone who is accepted and loved by God because that was His unswerving choice. \u00a0He knows you inside and out, including your shortcomings and failings, and He still does not change His choice. \u00a0Instead He deliberately continues to work in you – without blaming or condemnation. \u00a0Act loved – because you are.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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