Chapter 8 of 19

Section 7

Section 7

the law of the Spirit of life frees us from the law of sin and death.

For the two types of condemnation we have two different remedies. The blood of the cruci­ fied Christ is the remedy for objective condem­ nation, and the Spirit of life—Christ processed to be the life-giving Spirit—within our spirit is the remedy for subjective condemnation. When we experience subjective condemnation, all we need to do is praise the Lord and we will be transcendent. Do not pray at such a time, for the more you pray, the more condemnation you will experience. Neither should you say, "Lord, I apply Your blood." This is not the remedy for this kind of situation. When we are under sub­ jective condemnation we need the Spirit of life.

In Christ

This is not an experience outside of Christ, but an experience absolutely in Christ. In Christ, not in Adam nor in ourselves, do we have the Spirit of life, who is Christ Himself as the life-­ giving Spirit, in our spirit. In Christ our spirit has been made alive with Christ as life. Because we are in Christ, the Spirit of life, who is Christ Himself, dwells in our spirit and mingles Him­ self with our spirit as one spirit. In Christ we

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