Series Introduction

This 14-day devotional series by Stu Cameron series was first published in 2017. In this series, Stu reflects on the book of Romans and its central themes of our Sonship, sanctification, justification, and glorification through the redemptive work of Christ on the Cross.

Reflection:

There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus: Praise God!

The case Paul argues is that sin and consequently death entered the perfect world God created through the sin of one man — Adam. The sin of Adam is the sin we all share through our individual acts of rebellion against God — powerfully and tragically illustrated in Romans 1: 18-32. The confronting truth is that it is this sin that condemns us — all of us — to life apart from a holy and perfect God.

However, the Good News is that just as sin entered the world through one man and with it death to all, one act of righteousness by One Man leads to the possibility of pardon for sinners and life eternal.

While we are still demonstrably guilty of sin, we are no longer condemned by that sin — through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, God has pronounced pardon over us. Hallelujah!

Are you in Christ? Have you received the assurance of pardon for your sins?

Prayer:

Thank you, Jesus, that while I was still a sinner — alienated from God my Father, rebellious in heart, mind and body — you died for me, in doing so offering me the possibility of pardon, freedom from sin and life in the Spirit with you forever. Amen.