Thursday, November 10, 2011

No Condemnation!


Photography by
Rick Mortimer

   I am of the belief that the Holy Spirit does not 'reprove' us for each sin that we commit. 
John 16:9, I believe would be the Holy Spirit reproving us of the sin of not believing in Jesus.  Not the sin of say -swearing or stealing or whatever.  Those are things for a believer's conscious to bring to mind. 
  If we have the Holy Spirit then we are born again.  If we are born again, our spirits are sealed and already in the Kingdom of His Dear Son. (Col 1:13).  Sin has been dealt with already and has been judged.  The Holy Spirit is not here to continue to keep judging us... only to lead us to things of Christ.  To keep us pointed at Jesus.  Jesus became sin for us.  That has already been dealt with.  We are saved by Grace, through Faith.  With our spirits already in the Kingdom, we can now go before the Father.  God could not be in our presence if we where sinful.  Therefor, since God is  a spirit we must have fellowship or come before Him, in the spirit also.  Our spirits are pure and sealed already - for eternity and so now we can fellowship with the Father - in Spirit.
  But the flesh is the problem.  God knows that when we walk with Jesus -in the flesh - we will willingly sin no more.  That is the job of the Holy Spirit - to keep us pointed at Jesus.  When we do slip and sin, our conscience  will reprove us who love Christ; not the Holy Spirit.
  The verse below says it all.  If we are 'in Christ Jesus' by the Grace of the Father, then we will try and walk not in the flesh, but in the Spirit to please the Father.  (our end of the deal is to express Faith.)

Romans 8:1 KJV

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
John 14:
26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

John 15:

26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

John 16:

7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;
10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you

 I think to tell people that the Holy Spirit condemns us all the time is bad teaching.  For one thing, He doesn't.  For another who would even want a friend that is constantly condemning you?  Not me!  So why would anyone look forward to receiving someone who is so full of condemnation as the Churches teach that the Holy Spirit is? 
  Why are we all so focused on sin  all the time?  Because the churches have been teaching sin and not the gospel of Grace through Faith.  (Eph 2:8)  Not totally Grace, and not totally Faith, but a combination.  Grace was given to us, and Faith is what we give back.  We can not just accept Grace and not give back Faith while expecting to be righteous, anymore than we can walk in Faith and not accept the Grace that has been bestowed upon us.
 Those who teach condemnation have missed it!  We should be focused on what Jesus has done right for us - not on what we do wrong!  Heb 10:2 clears this up quite plainly by saying that if we do focus on righteousness we will have no more consciousness of sin!
  
The gospel means 'Almost too good to be True, News!"   And that isn't condemnation!