There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

As Romans 8.1 is one of the great texts of the Bible for the Christian.

Our justification in Christ is life-changing, and this declaration from the courtroom of

God is meant to free us and to change our lives from top to bottom.

Our marriages, our jobs, our lives as students, everything we do and everything that we are

is impacted by this glorious declaration that our lives are now free from condemnation.

And a life lived in this glorious reality will be free as Pastor John explains in this

sermon clip sent to us from Joel, a college student in Atlanta.

Here's Pastor John applying Romans 8, verse 1.

What about no condemnation in marriage difficulties?

Is that practical enough? Anybody have any problems in your marriage?

Suppose you're this morning disappointed.

I mean maybe some of you are really big-time life-long disappointed.

It isn't what you bargain for at all.

How are you going to find the emotional and moral power not to return evil for evil?

To return good for evil?

To be kind and forgiving and loving and tender hearted?

When you feel so unjustly handed by God, answer.

You're going to remind yourself day in and day out.

I'm a sinner.

I'm an ungodly, undeserving, hell-deserving sinner and there flies over my life a blood-bought

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