¹ Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, ² because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. ³ 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, ⁴ 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

Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.
Genesis 2:25

• Guilt believes, “I did something bad.”

• Shame believes, “I am bad.”

“Shame is the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love and belonging—something we’ve experienced, done, or failed to do makes us unworthy of connection.” —Author, Brené Brown

SHAME-BASED THINKING

1) We are vulnerable to perfectionism.

2) We are critical of ourselves, which drives us to be critical of others.

3) We practice self-defeating thoughts to shield ourselves from disappointment.

• The only way to heal from shame is to
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Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the shame of your slavery in Egypt.”
Joshua 5:9a

IN CHRIST THERE IS NO CONDEMNATION

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus…
Romans 8:1

• God is not
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¹³ As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him; ¹⁴ for He knows how we are formed, He remembers that we are dust.
Psalm 103:13-14

• God does not
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For God sent Christ Jesus to take the punishment for our sins and to end all God’s anger against us. He used Christ’s blood and our faith as the means of saving us from his wrath.
Romans 3:25 a,b

• God has not
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For the LORD will not reject His people; He will never forsake His inheritance.
Psalm 94:14

Question: If God does not condemn me who am I to CONDEMN MYSELF?

ONE LAW SET ME FREE FROM ANOTHER LAW

Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin.
Romans 3:20

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.
Romans 8:3

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Spirit = pneuma (greek) - wind, breath

…because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.
Romans 8:2

OUR FREEDOM IS SECURED THROUGH CHRIST

God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
2 Corinthians 5:21

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:1