Our Performance vs. Christ's Performance (TMF:1702)

Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Peace to Live By: Our Performance vs. Christ's Performance (TMF:1702) - Daniel Litton
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       That’s what Christ does for people. He wipes their slates clean. And even for people who have already accepted him, as John said in the verse we read a little bit ago, God can even wipe away the Christian’s sin. Of course, this doesn’t mean we should sin at will due to the fact we can escape mental and emotional consequences of it, but it just means that we can live truly free from condemnation. If you stop and think about, being truly free from condemnation means that regret goes out the window. We don’t have to feel regret for past sins because the Christian life is not about our performance, but rather our trusting in Christ’s performance for us. We are to walk according to the Spirit versus according to the flesh in our lives. And what does this reap for us? Paul says we can fulfill the righteous requirement of the law. So, God’s moral law, which never changes, can be fulfilled in us through living by the Holy Spirit. We can effectively and successfully say no to sin in our flesh.