Christ Is The Law

For the law of the Spirit of life [which is] in Christ Jesus [the law of our new being] has freed me from the law of sin and of death. For God has done what the Law could not do, [its power] being weakened by the flesh [the entire nature of man without the Holy Spirit]. Sending His own Son in the guise of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, [God] condemned sin in the flesh [subdued, overcame, deprived it of its power over all who accept that sacrifice], Romans 8:2-3

Our Father tells us that we are free from sin and death. He doesn’t tell us that we will be free, or that we are in the process of being freed. The Truth is that through Christ we are free right now, because now is the day of our salvation, 2 Corinthians 6:2. I really don’t believe that people know this Truth. I believe that most people believe that we are bound by sin and the weaknesses of our flesh. I honestly believe that most Christians think that they are disappointing to our Father and believe that they are in control of how much Grace that they are able to enjoy from Him on. 

This is why our Father is so plainly showing us His Truth: it is to set the captives free! We no longer are living a life that is bound by the law that says as soon as you do something wrong there is punishment. We no longer live by the law that proclaims that it is up to us to seek forgiveness. We now live under the law of Grace that proclaims that forgiveness is just given to us because of what Jesus did. I use to go to a church where the preacher would preach that our Father cannot bless us past our last act of disobedience. That is such a slap in the face to Jesus and what He accomplished for us. What always bothered me was how loud the congregation would shout amen when he would say it. That was the blind leading the blind, Matthew 15:!4. 

    

Our Father has done what rules and laws can’t do. Our Father condemned sin in the flesh, so that we would no longer be condemned. Through Christ our Father has completely freed man from all laws and rules. We are no longer justified by our works, Romans 3:20. 

Jesus has been given the responsibility to protect and keep all flesh and our Father has glorified Jesus so that He can give eternal life to all that He has been given, John 17:2. Through Christ we are able to actually consider ourselves dead to sin, just like He is dead to sin. The freedom in this Truth is awesome and it allows us to serve a very needy world in ways that go beyond anything we can ask, dream, or think of. We are empowered so greatly because we know that our flesh no longer holds our Father back. 

If there is something in us that needs cleaned up, it is Jesus’ responsibility to do it. Yet we are still able to be used greatly and powerfully by our Father until He does clean it out of us. Our flesh in no way hinders our Father using us to serve the world.