Thanks...?Day 19

I noticed Jennifer left me a comment a couple of days ago. It was very sweet and thank you, Jen, for leaving it. While we've only had one discussion involving my new found faith, her and Dennis played an integral part in getting me to where I am and yet it is she who it thanking me. While I would normally take those sincere words and add them to the experience I've had so far, she ended up being the second person to say that within a couple of days. Jim stopped me as I walked past his office and thanked me for helping him to become stronger in his faith. Our discussions have affected both of us. Just a couple weeks ago, I got an e-mail from Adam thanking me for allowing him to be challenged by my questions which, in turn, made him think of things he had not thought of in some time. I didn't expect these "thanks" at all. I felt like I was getting the most out my new relationship with God, but the Holy Spirit is working through all of us for each other. We are very blessed.

I listened to Beth Moore again today as she went over the rest of Romans 7 and I listened as she began her discussion on Romans 8. Romans 7 ends with:

So then, I myself in my mine am a slave to God's law but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.

Romans 8 begins with:

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.

She spend quite a while on this verse and it really spoke to me. She said she had learned in her study that the original Greek translation for condemnation was even stronger than it appears in English. No condemnation means none whatsoever. At all. She said if we have our faith in Him, we need to believe he will not condemn us for what may have happened in the past. She believes not enough people understand this. She helped us understand why by relating it to seeing her new grandson on a 3-D ultrasound. She watched him do many things within the 15 minutes she was able to watch him, and realized how much she loved him. She then realized that this new baby had done nothing deserve this love except by existing and being one her (grand)children. She believes God is the same way and does not want to condemn any of His children that have Him in their heart. I believe this too.