Romans 8:2. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
Many Christians try to serve God first of all out of their minds.
They serve Him intellectually. They try to reason everything out. They try to grasp spiritual things with their natural mind.
They do their best to live according to a standard of righteousness that they maintain in their mind. They become so focused upon defeating the carnal appetites of the body, that they find themselves constantly wrestling with the flesh to bring it under control. With their minds they serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin. (Rom 7:25).
It was at this juncture that Paul introduced one of the greatest revelations of all time and it is found in a verse that we all love to quote—Romans 8:1. There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus! (The second half of Romans 8:1 is not found in the oldest and best manuscripts, but even if it were part of the original letter, the words “who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit” describe the effect of not being under condemnation, not the cause).
But do you know WHY there is now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus? In Romans 8:2, Paul tells us. He says that it’s BECAUSE the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made us free from the law of sin and death!
