No Condemnation
Rev. Cornelius Hanko expounds Romans 8:1 to explain the doctrine of justification and the assurance of no condemnation for those in Christ. Through the contrasting examples of the Pharisee and publican, and Paul's own struggle with sin in Romans 7, Hanko illustrates how believers find peace not through self-righteousness but through reliance on God's grace and the work of the Holy Spirit in sanctification.
Rev. Cornelius Hanko (no date given) There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit (Rom. 8:1). Two men went into the temple to pray. The one was a highly esteemed Pharisee; the other was a despised publican. They both entered the temple. The one walked in confidently and stood where everyone could see him. The other barely got within the portals. The one lifted his head proudly upward. The other with bowed head...