John 3:18
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“He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” John 3:18
As followers of Jesus Christ, it’s not for us to condemn anybody because God’s condemnation is already on them for their unbelief. As Christians, we have the good news of mercy and grace of the Gospel of Christ to share with others about the forgiveness God offers through Jesus Christ. Belief in Jesus turns condemnation into redemption. Because we know unbelievers are under God’s condemnation, we want them to be reconciled to God by making Jesus a part of their life.
When we believe in Jesus and what He has done for us on the Cross, God removes all condemnation from us. In this world, Believers will be condemned for everything they do and say. All one has to do is make a Christ-centered comment on a social media post to discover that. We are afflicted, harassed, mocked, scoffed at, and condemned in every way imaginable, but we are no longer under God’s condemnation. We will inherit eternal life, and the sufferings we face in this world are far outweighed by the glory we have in the New Jerusalem.
Those who blaspheme God and discard the need for the remission of sin through Jesus, and trample on the Holy Spirit are already condemned. This world has no condemnation for them, but instead they are given positive reinforcement and tons of social approval. The love of the creature human being is valued over the love of the Creator God. They have chosen to live for the thing which forms what they think, feel, say and do which enables the image of the beast to speak and live through them. As it lives and speaks through them, they are established in their place in life, their mark in life is set as they are groomed to the mark of the beast. They have their reward in this life but will face eternal condemnation in the life to come.
There is no Condemnation
For those in Christ Jesus
By His blood
I have been made free
Because of His forgiveness I don’t live with
Shame anymore because of His Redemption
No more condemnation
There’s no more
Christ who died raised to life
Made a way for me, there’s no depth
There’s no height
That can separate me from his love
“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:1
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