The Law of the Spirit!

“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.” – Romans 8:1-4 NIV

Since the law of this world leads into sin and death—God sent His only Son, Jesus Christ as an image of Himself into the world (John 1:14) to crucify Himself on the cross as an atonement of our sins; and to destroy the evil one from ruling over us. (Colossians 2:13-15; Hebrews 2:14-15) Thus, the word of God proclaims, “The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 15:56-57) The reason that He gives us the victory through the crucifixion and the resurrection of Jesus is because of His sake for the kingdom of heaven and the steadfast love that He has around us—since we are part of His creation as well. (Genesis 1-2)

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. (John 3:16-18)

This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. (1 John 4:9-10)

Moreover, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, God, our Heavenly Father and Creator (1 Corinthians 8:6) has poured Hiis Spirit into us to advocate us to do the will of God (John 16:7-13) until the end of the age, so that we can enter the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 7:21) This means that the Holy Spirit is the requirement of being the righteousness of God, just like what 8:4 states. For this reason, we have the right to overcome the world (1 John 5:1-5) and live according to the Spirit of God, if we consider the eternal kingdom of heaven is our destiny. (Philippians 3:18-21, 2 Corinthians 5:1)

Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever. (1 John 2:15-17)

Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit. So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith. (Galatians 6:7-10)