Section 2
may become subject to the judgment of God." Hence, objective condemnation results from being under the righteous judgment of God. This type of condemnation is completely solved by the redeeming blood of Christ. Christ's re deeming blood has saved us from the judgment of God.
Outside of Christ
The inward, subjective condemnation is found in chapter seven. When Paul lamented, "Wretched man that I am," he was not experiencing the con demnation of God, but the condemnation that came from himself, the self-condemnation of one who tries to keep the law. This condemna tion comes from the person himself, not from God. The more you attempt to be good and ful fill the law, the more inward condemnation you will have. If you are a careless person, never try ing to be good, you will not experience inward condemnation. However, if you say, "I must be right and perfect," you will be condemned by yourself. The more you try to improve yourself, the more self-condemnation you will be under. The condemnation in Romans 7 is that of a per son outside of Christ, although it is experienced by many Christians who attempt to fulfill the law