Rom 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life
IN Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
v. 3 For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh (my flesh - your flesh - all flesh, accept Jesus Christ), God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh (a sin offering 2 Cor 5:21), on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh,
v. 4 that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
We are "free from the law of sin and death" when the Holy Spirit is indwelling, when we are IN Christ. We are already bought and paid for by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and we are given Life by that Spirit.
Rom 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
v. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.
v. 10 For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.
v. 11 And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
Here is an excerpt from the Bible study transcript 'Was Christ made sin?'
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2 Peter 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
Now I’ve read that Scripture a hundred times, quoted it a hundred, thought about it a hundred. But never bringing to bear the words “bought them” in connection with damnable heresy. Notice it, because I’m going to bring it in today.
“Even denying the Lord that bought them.” What does that mean? Ransom - redeeming. Jesus Christ redeems us!
It’s like if you pawn your ring at the pawn store, you can redeem it, but you got to pay for it. You can’t say, ‘you know I pawned my ring here last month and I want it back.’ If you don’t have any money, you won’t get it back. If you want to redeem that ring, you’ve got to pay the money, you’ve got to pay for the redemption.
Jesus Christ is our Redeemer! Notice it He “bought them.” You know He paid something. “Denying the Lord that bought them,” because this kind of evil dirty religion, saying that Jesus Christ was made sin denies that Jesus bought us! It absolutely does. According to Jesus Christ being made sin, then He had to pay for His own sin. If He was sin, He needed to go to the cross and to be killed to pay for His own sin. Where do you read such damnable heresy, that Jesus went to the cross to pay for His own sin? He paid for OUR sin, He bought US. We are bought and paid for.
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For sure Christ’s sacrifice for sin is the topic of the immediate preceding verses to 2 Cor. 5:21;
2 Cor. 25:14 …if One (Christ) which died for all…
v. 15 And that He died for them…unto Him which died for them
v. 19 To wit [that is], that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them [but paying their sin debt FOR THEM, NOT having God’s wrath poured out on Himself because Christ Himself was sin, or guilty of sin, or had incurred a sin debt]…
v. 21 For [or because] He has made Him a sin OFFERING for us, who knew NO SIN… (v.21, Concordant Literal New Testament and other translations).
Christ was the Lamb of God, He is our Passover sacrifice for us and we learn from the Old Testament that the Passover Lamb was an offering.
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Act 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Spirit hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with His own blood.
Did Jesus purchase Himself with His owe blood? If He was made sin He would have had to pay for Himself. Where did you ever read such evil things in the Scripture? Nowhere.
He “hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God…” It was the church of God that He purchased with His own blood, so He purchased US. Paul said He purchased us, Peter said He bought us.
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mercy, peace and love
Kat