There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.necessity, for those who are in Christ, condemnationthe Spirit of life.
That action, of course, was Christ’s death for us, finished and perfected on the cross. Where our sin once had us dead, and slaves to sin, Christ’s death and resurrection makes us alive with him, free from the bondage of sin.
As if that were not enough, the liberating fruit of Christ’s perfecting death and resurrection extends also to our present circumstances….meaning at that table, when I was feeling shame and condemnation, the work of Christ met me there.
But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. (Rom. 6:18)
But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. (Rom. 6:22) We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin (Rom. 6:6)