July 10 | Daily Devotion | Freedom From Self-Condemnation | Zac Poonen

Zac PoonenJuly 9, 202412mWatch on YouTube

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The message contrasts the 'old Covenant' as a ministry of condemnation with the 'New Covenant' as a ministry of righteousness. The speaker emphasizes that true repentance is an act of the will, not self-condemnation, and that believers should rest in the assurance that Christ's blood cleanses from sin. Ultimately, believers are declared righteous (justified) by faith, meaning they are treated as if they had always been righteous, not just that they never sinned.

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The old covenant as a ministry of death and condemnationThe old covenant functions as a ministry of spiritual death and condemnation where people constantly condemn themselves and others when they fail to live up to their self-set standards.

Jesus did not come to condemn the worldJesus explains in John 3 that God did not send His Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it through His grace.John 3:16

True repentance versus self-condemnationRepentance is an act of the will to turn away from sin rather than wallowing in self-condemnation, which often stems from having too high an opinion of oneself.

The story of the woman caught in adulteryJesus tells the woman caught in adultery that He does not condemn her, perfectly illustrating the New Covenant gospel in two sentences: no condemnation and a command to leave sin behind.John 8:7–11

Rejecting ascetic self-punishmentBelievers should stop beating themselves up or engaging in non-Christian practices of self-punishment, trusting instead in the cleansing blood of Jesus.

Justification and peace with God in Romans 5Paul teaches in Romans that we are justified by faith and through Christ's blood, bringing peace with God and delivering us from condemnation.

The true meaning of justificationJustification is more than just as if I had never sinned in a negative sense; it is being declared righteous as if I had lived a positively righteous life all along.

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July 10 | Daily Devotion | Freedom From Self-Condemnation | Zac Poonen

Zac Poonen · July 9, 2024 · 12m

Repentance Following Jesus

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The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.

Jesus did not come to condemn the worldJesus explains in John 3 that God did not send His Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it through His grace.John 3:16

Rejecting ascetic self-punishmentBelievers should stop beating themselves up or engaging in non-Christian practices of self-punishment, trusting instead in the cleansing blood of Jesus.

Justification and peace with God in Romans 5Paul teaches in Romans that we are justified by faith and through Christ's blood, bringing peace with God and delivering us from condemnation.

The true meaning of justificationJustification is more than just as if I had never sinned in a negative sense; it is being declared righteous as if I had lived a positively righteous life all along.

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