Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）
The Teaching of "Condemnation"
Text: John 3:18
“He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”
John 3:18
THE TEACHING OF “CONDEMNATION”
The concept of condemnation has to be carefully understood. There are a few elements associated with this word that needs to be given full consideration.
1. A legal aspect
a. The word “condemnation” is derived from the word “judge”.
b The following elements must be noted:
i. God is the Supreme and Righteous Judge.
ii. He will have to judge all mankind one day.
iii. He will judge everyone based on his life, including his many sins.
c. There will be a judgment made.
i. If God were to judge man for all his sins, the verdict “guilty” would be obvious.
ii. This results in the word “condemnation”.
2. “He who believes in Him is not condemned”
a. Jesus has taken the penalty of our sins upon Himself.
b. He died on behalf of man’s sins.
c. The believer will not be condemned by God when he stands before the Judgment Seat.
d. God will take his faith in His only begotten Son and justify the believer.
e. God’s justification means that He will impute the righteousness of Jesus on the believer!
f. Thus, the believer is not condemned in the sight of God.
3. “He who does not believe is condemned already”
a. This is obvious.
b. How would sinful man account and atone for his many sins?
c. His sins would condemn him!
4. “Because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son”
a. It was God who had sent Jesus to be the Saviour of the world.
b. Through believing in the name of Jesus, sinful man may be forgiven and stand justified.
c. If he rejects the Lord Jesus Christ as the Saviour, how would he be able to save himself?
经文约翰福音 3: 18
“信他的人，不被定罪；不信的人，罪已经定了，
因为他不信神独生子的名。”《约翰福音 3: 18》