About This Message
Paul ends Romans 7 calling himself wretched — unable to stop doing what he hates. Then the thunderclap: "There is therefore now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus." Not less. Not condemnation-lite. None. This sermon unpacks why — and what it means to stop performing and stop pretending.
“God doesn't love you to the degree that you are like Christ. He loves you to the degree that you are in Christ. And that is always 100%.”— Rankin Wilbourne
Key Points
- 1
Romans 8 is Paul's answer to the struggle of Romans 7 — the man who can't stop sinning.
- 2
Two traps: the performance trap ("I have to earn this") and the pretending trap ("I've got it together").
- 3
No condemnation is a legal term. The debt is paid in full. God cannot demand two payments for the same sin.
- 4
When Jesus died, how many of your sins had you committed yet? None. He paid for them all in advance.
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God's acceptance is the power that liberates us from sin — not the reward for having liberated ourselves.
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Series
Romans 8 — Freedom
Romans 8:1–4