This chapter has often been called one of the greatest in the Bible. Godet points out that it begins with "no condemnation" and ends with "no separation." Romans 8 is a place for us to come often. Even though mature believers experience victory over sin, we still struggle daily against the flesh and sometimes lose the battle. So we must understand how to deal with guilt and how to overcome temptation. When we do sin as Christians, the enemy comes in to stir up doubts about our salvation. Romans 8:1 says, "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." A great verse for the Christian. If you have not memorized it, please do so! Laminate it for your refrigerator. You will need it over and over again, every time you sin. The good news is that our lives are now free from condemnation. While we feel guilty about offending the Lord, and we repent, the shield of faith is raised against the accuser's fiery arrow: "True Christians don't do what you did. You're not even a Christian!" There is now condemnation. It says so. As someone said, "The unbeliever has his judgment day before him, but the believer in Christ has his judgment day behind him!"
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David Bodanza is the pastor of Mission of Grace Church in Westborough, Massachusetts. He is also a practicing lawyer. He holds an M.Div. degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a J.D. from New England School of Law. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, four...
