Beyond Condemnation

Apostle Grace Lubega

1 John 4:17(KJV); Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

The Greek Word for judgment in our theme scripture, ‘Krisis’ is translated to mean among other things, ‘condemnation.’

Thus, herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of condemnation because as he is, so are we in this world.

The question is, “Are you bold in the day of condemnation?”

The accuser of the brethren is always ready to point to our faults, to show us how far we have fallen short of God’s standards, but are you bold?

If God forbid, you yield to any weakness of the flesh, do you stop going to church because of a guilty conscience?

If that is so, then you have not been perfected in the love of God.

A man who is perfected in the love of God knows that sin does not define him. He is not proud of his mistake but he also understands that God does not expect him to kill himself because of it.

Boldness is not the absence of godly sorrow but it is the acknowledgement of who you are in Christ for as He is, so are you in this world.

So, what do you do in the day of condemnation?

Become bolder, receive mercy, believe God to help you out of that sin or weakness.

Confess that you are the righteousness of God in Christ.

Remember that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

Walk in the confidence that you are dead to sin and it is dead to you.

FURTHER STUDY: 2 Corinthians 5:21, Romans 8:1

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Boldness is not the absence of godly sorrow but it is the acknowledgement of who you are in Christ for as He is, so are you in this world.

PRAYER: Father God, I thank you for this truth. I stand in the blessed assurance that I have been cleansed by the blood of Christ and all my sins have been washed away. The devil has nothing in me and sin speaks a dead language to me. I face life with this boldness and embrace the imputed righteousness of Christ. In Jesus’ name. Amen.