In this teaching session on positional truth in Christ, Billy Myron focuses on two closely related aspects that deal with sin and its consequences for believers: forgiveness of sins/trespasses and the absence of condemnation.
He begins by explaining that all people start spiritually dead in trespasses and sins (Ephesians 2:1–5), under the power of the world, flesh, and devil, and by nature children of wrath. Christ’s death on the cross was necessary because without the shedding of blood there is no remission/forgiveness (Hebrews 9:22). Jesus died for the sins of the whole world, but forgiveness is applied only to those who believe the gospel, transferring them into the position “in Christ.”
Key passages on forgiveness include:
Ephesians 1:7 — “In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of trespasses, according to the riches of his grace.”
Colossians 1:14 — “In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins.”
Colossians 2:13 — God has forgiven us all trespasses, blotting out the handwriting of ordinances against us and nailing it to the cross.
1 John 2:12 — “Your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.”
Believers possess forgiveness now as a present reality. When Christians sin, they become carnal, but 1 John 1:9 (confession) restores fellowship and cleansing from unrighteousness — not to regain positional forgiveness (which is already secure), but to realign the believer spiritually. Paul repeatedly urges believers to forgive one another “even as God for Christ’s sake has forgiven you” (Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 3:13), tying practical Christian behavior to this positional truth.
The second major point is no condemnation: Romans 8:1 declares, “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.” This is a guaranteed positional reality, not dependent on behavior or walking after the Spirit (though walking in the Spirit allows the righteousness of the law to be fulfilled practically). Condemnation was the universal result of Adam’s trespass (Romans 5:16–18), bringing judgment upon all, but Christ’s work reverses this for believers, providing justification instead.
Romans 8:31–39 reinforces this security: no one can lay a charge against God’s elect because God justifies, Christ died and intercedes, and nothing can separate believers from God’s love in Christ. The speaker emphasizes that positional truths (like no condemnation) are absolute guarantees, while forgiveness is presented as a possession believers currently hold. These realities should profoundly affect how Christians live — free from fear of ultimate condemnation, able to forgive others, and confident despite personal failures — because salvation and standing depend on Christ, not personal merit.
He notes Paul himself (a former persecutor) as proof that even serious past sins do not disqualify a believer in this position. The session closes by previewing future topics, including victory over the sin nature (likely Romans 6) and other positional aspects, with the plan to progress logically through present and future aspects of salvation.
