Shalom,

We read Romans 8 in today's Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan. Verse 1 says this:

Therefore, [there is] now no condemnation (no adjudging guilty of wrong) for those who are in Christ Jesus, who live [and] walk not after the dictates of the flesh, but after the dictates of the Spirit.

Notice the portion of this verse that is in italics. THAT means that these words are NOT in the original text, but were added by the translators to give what they thought was clarity to the verse. Not take those words off and you get the TRUTH of God's WORD! 

Therefore, [there is] now no condemnation (no adjudging guilty of wrong) for those who are in Christ Jesus.

There is now NO condemnation to those who are IN CHRIST JESUS! Why? Because JESUS took that condemnation upon Himelf when He BECAME SIN with OUR SIN and paid the penalty of that sin FOR US! Our new TRUTH is found in the next two verses.

2 For the law of the Spirit of life [which is] in Christ Jesus [the law of our new being] has freed me from the law of sin and of death. 3 For God has done what the Law could not do, [its power] being weakened by the flesh [the entire nature of man without the Holy Spirit]. Sending His own Son in the guise of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, [God] condemned sin in the flesh [subdued, overcame, deprived it of its power over all who accept that sacrifice]

AMEN! HALLELUJAH! WE are FREE FOREVER from the penalty and condemnation of sin! Our TRUTH? Verses 37-39:

37 Yet amid all these things we are more than conquerors and gain a surpassing victory through Him Who loved us. 38 For I am persuaded beyond doubt (am sure) that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things impending and threatening nor things to come, nor powers, 39 Nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Celebrate HIS victory today and every day and LIVE, TRULY LIVE, in the FREEDOM of this TRUTH! Here is Hillsong with an older song called "The Freedom We Know":

Shalom in Him!