Romans 8:1-8

Romans 8:1-8
English Standard Version (ESV)

 Here we are, standing in the courtroom, convicted of our sin by the weight of the evidence that surrounds us.  We believe that it has come to define us, and as the judge prepares to read the sentence, we prepare for the inevitable, knowing that we will be guilty, for there is too much proof of our sin to do anything else.  Our attempts at faithfulness are outweighed by sin, and there is no way we can, based on our own merit, approach the throne of grace.
  And then we hear the most beautiful words of all -- there is no condemnation because we are in Christ!  We are set free, declared innocent due to the blood of the lamb!  God has done what we could not-- sending his Son to set us free and pay the price for sin so that we might live in light and love.
  Therefore, in light of this wondrous truth, let us live with our minds set on Christ, so that all of life might be a reflection on the wondrous things that God has done for us!