No — no one can condemn those who are in Christ, because God alone justifies and Christ died and rose again.
Les Feldick teaches from Romans 8 that the triune God determines who we are in the realm of the Spirit, and since He has chosen, forgiven, and taken us to Himself, no one can bring a charge against us. The Scripture answers “Who is he that condemneth?” with the finished work of Christ, who died and is risen again. Everything revolves around that finished work of the cross (Clip 1).
Romans 8:1 — The foundational promise: there is now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:33-34 — Paul directly asks who can lay a charge against God's elect and who can condemn, and answers that God justifies and Christ died and rose.
Romans 8:1 declares, “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” Paul grounds this confidence in God Himself: Romans 8:31 asks, “What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?” Then Romans 8:33-34 presses the question, “Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again.” Romans 5:18 gives the broader contrast — as Adam's one offense brought condemnation upon all men, so Christ's one righteousness brings justification of life.
Les Feldick answers from Romans 8 that it is God who justifies — not our neighbor, boss, husband, or wife — and because God is the one who has chosen, forgiven, and taken us to Himself, no one can condemn us (Clip 1). He stresses that salvation is an act of God that places us in the person of Christ; God Himself declares there is now no condemnation, and no individual or denomination can say it (Clip 2). He also shows that the promise is conditional: it is only for those who are in Christ Jesus, not the whole human race (Clip 3). This security belongs only to the genuinely saved — not to those who merely joined a church or walked an aisle — and for that genuine believer there is no condemnation; they are a child of God and always will be (Clips 6, 7). The ground of it all is that God has paid the total price for sin, so He is just in justifying those who believe (Clip 4). Les calls this security a point of assurance and rejoicing (Clip 5).
The answer to Paul's question is the finished work of the cross. Les Feldick notes that Paul is constantly hammering this away: “It is Christ that died, yea rather is risen again.” Everything revolves around that finished work (Clip 1). Since God is the one who has chosen us, forgiven us, and taken us to Himself, no one — neighbor, boss, husband, or wife — can condemn us.
No — the promise is conditional. Les Feldick stresses that Romans 8:1 does not cover the whole human race; it is qualified and limited to those who are in Christ Jesus. For those members of the human race who are in Christ Jesus, the promise of God is that they will never face condemnation (Clip 3).
Les Feldick is a firm believer in eternal security only for those who have been genuinely saved. Once someone becomes a bona fide child of God by the acts of God attendant to salvation — crucified with Christ, resurrected from darkness to life — no one can change that relationship. Just as a son's bloodline is unchanged no matter where he roams, a child of God cannot stop being God's child (Clips 2, 6). This security is a point of assurance and rejoicing, not speculation (Clip 5).
Not according to Les Feldick. He rejects the idea that going through a system, becoming a church member, repeating rote phrases, or walking an aisle makes someone a Christian. But the person who has genuinely come under the power of the Holy Spirit and genuinely believed the gospel with all his heart can rest on the Scripture: there is no condemnation; they are a child of God and always will be (Clips 6, 7).
Anyone Can Understand the Scripture
Les Feldick teaches that the Bible is written by the hand of God so that anyone — even the least educated — can understand it, which means we can confidently know what it says about no condemnation.
God Justifies; No One Can Condemn
Les Feldick teaches that since God alone justifies and has chosen, forgiven, and taken us to Himself, no one can condemn us — the answer to “Who is he that condemneth?” is Christ who died and rose again.
God Alone Declares No Condemnation
Les Feldick teaches that salvation is an act of God that places us in Christ, so it is God Himself who declares no condemnation — no individual and no denomination can say it.
The Promise Is for Those in Christ
Les Feldick teaches that Romans 8:1 is conditional and qualifying: it does not cover the whole human race, but every person in Christ Jesus will never face condemnation.
God Is Just in Justifying
Les Feldick teaches that God has paid the total price for sin, so He is just in justifying those who believe — by Christ's righteousness comes justification, not condemnation.
Security Is a Point of Assurance
Les Feldick teaches that our security in the body of Christ because God chose us is a point of assurance and rejoicing for believers.
Eternal Security for God's Children
Les Feldick teaches that once someone becomes a bona fide child of God by the acts of God at salvation, no one can change that — for that genuinely saved person there is no condemnation.
Genuine Salvation, Not Religious Procedure
Les Feldick teaches that church membership, walking an aisle, or rote repetition is not salvation — but whoever has genuinely believed the gospel is a child of God forever with no condemnation.
Romans 8:1: There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
The central promise answering the question: no condemnation exists for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:31: What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
The basis of the believer's security: if God is for us, no opposing force can prevail.
Romans 8:33: Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.
Paul asks who can bring a charge against God's elect and answers that God is the one who justifies.
Romans 8:34: Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
The answer to who can condemn: Christ died and rose again, and nothing can change that finished work.
Romans 5:18: Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
The contrast between Adam's offense bringing condemnation and Christ's righteousness bringing justification.
No one can successfully bring a charge, because — as Romans 8:33 asks — it is God who justifies. Les Feldick points out that we do not give an account to our neighbor, boss, husband, or wife; God alone determines who we are in the realm of the Spirit (Clip 1).
No. Les Feldick stresses that Romans 8:1 is conditional and qualifying — it does not cover the whole human race. It applies to those who are in Christ Jesus, and for them the promise of God is that they will never face condemnation (Clip 3).
Yes. Les Feldick explains that God is not winking at sin; He has paid the total price for it through the work of the cross, so He can be just in justifying those who believe (Clip 4).
Les Feldick distinguishes religious procedure from genuine salvation. Church membership, rote repetition, and walking an aisle do not make someone a Christian. But the person who has genuinely believed the gospel under the power of the Holy Spirit is a child of God and always will be (Clips 6, 7).
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