January 9, 2022 · Romans 8:1

Forgiveness

Therefore, there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.

“This is the reality: that this is part of my identity. I am forgiven. I am forgiven. Oh, beautiful words. This is what we need to live into. Because I believe that faith is the means of forgiveness. As we believe in our forgiveness, we receive the subjective experience of that forgiveness. … We're saved through faith alone. We're forgiven through faith alone. It's just believing in Christ, and then we are forgiven. But we have to remember that we are also human beings who need to live in that forgiveness. … And that's what we need to learn to access: is not only know we're forgiven, kind of intellectually, but know that we're forgiven experientially. Live in the forgiveness. I think about the fact that Jesus loved forgiving people. The man who was lowered through the roof — he said, "You were forgiven." The man who was on the cross beside him — he said, "Today you'll be with me — and — paradise." Jesus loved exercising forgiveness. … He does it through Jesus — as — the reason that he came. If we are able to put our faith in Christ, we receive that forgiveness. I am not condemned. I'm not condemned. What a beautiful picture, right?”