Imperishable Inheritance

"Condemnation appears in innumerable forms. It's the weight on the heart of the businessman who was rarely home when his kids were growing up. It's the undercurrent of grief and metal self-torture in the woman who had an abortion years ago. It's the nagging conscience of the Christian man who just muttered a crude insult at a reckless driver. It's the lingering sense of regret over a lack of prayer; it's kind words unsaid and promises broken.

"Some of us have been carrying around so much for so long that we think it's normal to go through life weighed down. And the truth is that, apart from the cross, condemnation is normal. Without Jesus, we all deserve to be condemned and punished for sin. But here's the good news: "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."

"We don't have to go through life under condemnation."
C.J. Mahaney, Living the Cross Centered Life (pgs. 124-5)