Sin-management

Sin-consciousness,  leads to sin-management which gets ones eyes to go inward in a bad way. It lead me to 35+ years of bipolar roller coaster riding Christianity.  I was always concentrating on managing my short comings. My relationship with God was based on my ability to achieve and do. If man is relying on oneself, man will always fall short. This leads to shame, guilt, and condemnation.
   
I had read and known and even preached on Romans 8:1-2 but the wording in the Mirror Word opened it up like never before.

Condemnation and shame are no more once ones identity is achieved in how God defines man rather than how man defines oneself.  Knowing that the only view that God has of me is that of perfect, forgiven, redeemer, whole,  and His son changes everything.  My realization of His view of me eliminates my need for sin-management.  Talk about mind blowing freedom.

1 Now the decisive conclusion is this: in Christ, every bit of condemning evidence against us is cancelled. (“Who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit.” This sentence was not in the original text, but later copied from verse 4. The person who added this most probably felt that the fact of Paul’s declaration of mankind’s innocence had to be made subject again to man’s conduct. Religion under the law felt more comfortable with the condition of personal contribution rather than the conclusion of what faith reveals. The “in Christ” revelation is key to God’s dealing with man. It is the PIN-code of the Bible. [See 1 Cor 1:30 and Eph 1:4].) The law of the Spirit is the liberating force of life in Christ. This leaves me with no further obligation to the law of sin and death. Spirit has superseded the sin enslaved senses as the principle law of our lives. (The law of the spirit is righteousness by faith vs the law of personal effort and self righteousness which produces condemnation and spiritual death which is the fruit of the DIY tree.)

There is no more distance or delay.  I no longer look for some place in time down the road to where I can or will be acceptable to God. ..

I AM NOW! I was perfect to him before the world was made. I am made in His template of His own DNA!  (Eph 1:4). No toil no striving,  my original identity now shines!