Summary
Believers are under constant attack from the enemy. There’s a battle going on in our minds about what we do—or don’t—believe; the danger of not believing God’s Word is that it opens the door for the devil to condemn us. To feel condemned is to feel inferior, as if we’re not good enough and don’t measure up. Condemnation leads to fear; however, fear tolerated is faith contaminated. Feeling like we’re inadequate causes us to focus solely on ourselves instead of on God and leads us to self-effort to try to improve ourselves. We’re delivered from this emotion through our belief in Jesus Christ and our dependence on Him. The world has plenty of “solutions” for the negative emotions associated with condemnation, but trusting in and relying on Jesus is the only permanent one.
