by Terry Wane Benton<\/p>\n
The law of God is like an X-ray machine that reveals the contamination and cancer of the soul, called\u00a0sin<\/strong>. The law shows us that we have neglected our great salvation, failed to glorify God as we should, and have not even been thankful for all the daily gifts of life and kindness toward us (Romans 1:20-26).<\/p>\n The condition is fatal unless we come to the Great Physician and learn the terms and conditions of pardon and remedy from Him. In Romans 7, Paul states his wretched condition and then asks,\u00a0” Who will deliver me from this body of death?<\/em>” His answer is the same for us: “Thank God through Jesus Christ<\/em>.”<\/p>\n The remedy is offered in Jesus. Yoke yourself to Him and learn from Him (Matthew 11:28f). He will teach you the truth about how to be saved from condemnation. Time is running out. Do not delay seeking God and living! Please don’t hesitate to ask if I can study the evidence with you. I want you to go to heaven, too! He saved a wretch like me and wants you to be saved, too! Be wise about this matter!<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Terry Wane Benton The law of God is like an X-ray machine that reveals the contamination and cancer of the soul, called\u00a0sin. The law shows us that we have neglected our great salvation, failed to glorify God as we should, and have not even been thankful for all the daily gifts of life and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[179],"class_list":["post-85788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-sin"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23640,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-can-there-be-no-condemnation-if-christians-can-sin\/","url_meta":{"origin":85788,"position":0},"title":"How can there be no condemnation if Christians can sin?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 27, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I've been trying to fit Romans 8:1 and I John 1:7-10. 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