The following sermon is by John MacArthur, pastor, author, and Bible teacher with Grace

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And now unleashing God's truth one verse at a time.

Here's Grace to You, Bible teacher John MacArthur.

The opening nine verses again just to set it in your minds.

The Apostle Paul says, therefore, based on all that he has taught in chapters 5, 6, and

7 about the gospel and salvation in Christ, because of all of that, there is now no condemnation

for those who are in Christ Jesus.

We looked at that.

We are in no condemnation status.

Why?

Because our condemnation was born by Christ in His death on the cross.

We will never be condemned.

Because verse 2, the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the

law of sin and death.

For what the law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did sending His own

son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in

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