“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after 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. — The κατάκριμα (katakrîma, "condemnation") is lifted; existence ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ (en Christō Iēsou, "in Christ Jesus") positions believers beyond judgment. The νόμος τοῦ πνεύματος τῆς ζωῆς (nomos tou pneumatos tēs zōēs, "law of the Spirit of life") is the new governance superseding the νόμος τῆς ἁμαρτίας καὶ τοῦ θανάτου (nomos tēs hamartias kai tou thanatou, "law of sin and death"). Emancipation is complete and eschatologically realized.
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