What the Spirit ASPIRES to persuade us of....

“There is therefore now no condemnation” … what important words they are! The words remind us of our position
now as Christians … There are many who misunderstand this. They seem to think of the Christian as a man who, if
he confesses his sin and asks for forgiveness, is forgiven. At that moment he is not under condemnation. But then
if he should sin again he is back once more under condemnation. Then he repents and confesses his sin again,
and asks for pardon, and he is cleansed once more. So to them the Christian is a man who is constantly passing
from one state to the other; back and forth; condemned, not condemned. Now that, according to the Apostle,
is a wholly mistaken notion, and a complete failure to understand the position. The Christian is a man who can
never be condemned; he can never come into a state of condemnation again. “No condemnation” … that is the
meaning of this word “no”. It means “never” …

--- Dr. MLJ