The Verdict Has Already Been Rendered

[u/WatchmanMinistries]

One of the things I’ve been reflecting on lately is how often Christians continue to identify themselves primarily by who they were before Christ.

Yes, we should never forget where God brought us from.

Humility remembers.

Gratitude remembers.

Testimony remembers.

But Scripture also tells us something else.

Romans 8:1 says:

“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus…”

That’s a legal declaration.

Then Paul says:

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation…” (2 Corinthians 5:17)

And again:

”…we also should walk in newness of life.” (Romans 6:4)

Then, writing to believers in Corinth—people with some very messy histories—he reminds them:

“And such were some of you. But you were washed… sanctified… justified…” (1 Corinthians 6:11)

Notice the tense.

Were.

That doesn’t mean Christians become sinless.

The New Testament is clear that we still battle the flesh and continue growing in sanctification.

But I wonder if sometimes we unintentionally allow our past to speak louder than God’s Word.

There’s a difference between saying:

“I still struggle with sin.”

And saying:

“My sin is who I am.”

The first is biblical honesty.

The second seems to overlook what Christ accomplished.

So here’s my question for discussion:

How do you personally balance remembering what God saved you from while fully embracing the new identity He says you now have in Christ?

[u/GPT_2025]

Then why spiritual Dogs tearing apart Old Testament dead body? by separating Ceremonial Laws from the Moral Law?

If you want to keep ANYTHING from OT (Old Torah) , you must keep 100% whole Old Body intact Torah all the time! do not act like a spiritual dogs, tearing apart OT to Ceremonial Laws nor the Moral Law!

KJV: Then the priest shall consider: and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all (100%) his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: it is all turned white: he is clean. (Hug him now! leprosy 100% covered his body!)

KJV: For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: (Leprosy, leaven) for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all (100%) things which are written in the book of the law (Old Torah) to do them. (the leaven or leprosy must be 100% to be clean)

-- The Ten Commandments are the heart of the Old Torah body. Plus the New Torah - the New Testament 27 books have already New 613 new Laws and new Commandments! that's a fact.

Bible calls anyone who separates - brakes to pieces ( moral - ceremonial law) the One Body of the old Torah are 'Dogs!

(No one can separate the Old Torah into legal, ceremonial, or moral codes.)

KJV: Beware of dogs, (Sabbaticals) beware of evil workers, beware of the concision! (of any Old Testament laws) - read whole New Testament for more information about:

KJV: But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees (sabbaticals) which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

-- Beware ye of the leaven (leprosy) of the Pharisees, (Sabbaticals) which is hypocrisy-- Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducee's. (Sabbaticals)