"There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus" --Romans 8:1
In Romans chapter 7 we have a man renewed by the Spirit of God, but struggling under law, hoping thereby to subdue or find deliverance from the power of the old adamic nature.
In chapter 8 we have God's way of deliverance through the death and resurrection of Christ, with which the believer is identified before God, and the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit.
The chapter begins with "no condemnation" and ends with "no separation." All who are in Christ Jesus completely are accepted in the Beloved and are as free from all charges of guilt as He is Himself. He met all our deserts on the cross. Now we are linked up with Him in resurrection, not under law, but under grace...
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