For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.

– 2 Corinthians 1:20 (NIV)

The Bible declares that “the body of sin has been destroyed…. God has condemned sin in the flesh.” We don’t have to fear the Old Adam anymore…even though we still see and experience his residual phantom manifestations.

Sin has no eternal consequence anymore. Do we still sin? Of course. Do we still wrestle with sin? Yes. Does sin still have mundane experiential implications? Absolutely. But our sure confidence is in the gift of the leading of the Holy Spirit: the verdict of “no condemnation.” By his grace, through faith, we trust that we are clean, we are righteous, we are washed, we are justified…despite what the apparent evidence in our lives says.

Daily life damns us. Life consistently says “failed.” Grace faithfully says “forgiven.” Life always says “no.” God always says “enough”…because He has given us his ultimate and eternal “yes” in Jesus.

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4 responses to “Hopelessly Devoted: Second Corinthians Chapter One Verse Twenty”

1. Alexander says:

   09/10/2018 at 10:21 am

   Aww, this is too glorious, I need that reminder every day, because everyday life says that I am a loser, but in the gospel Christ says “ I won for you !”

   Thanks for a timely message!

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   • Patricia F. says:

     09/10/2018 at 4:12 pm

     Alexander–you took the words right out of my mouth!

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     • Alexander says:

       09/13/2018 at 1:38 am

       Patricia, this truth is liberating. Thank you

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2. Sean says:

   09/14/2018 at 3:42 pm

   🙂

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