God did, in His Son, what man in the flesh cannot do. He created a place of freedom from condemnation.

The gospel calls us to more than an awareness of the Kingdom of His Son; it calls us to seek Christ's reign and rule in our hearts and lives.

Under the Law of Christ, we find the justification God grants us by faith in Christ and a new life to live.

Law, as a legal/moral system/principle, has no power to justify the law-breaker/sinner. The gospel of Jesus Christ is the revelation of God's work in the cross which has the functional power to offer justification to those who believe it. In memory of a mentor, Edward C. Wharton, some of this class is recited from his book "Freed for Freedom" (p. 14)

When we fail, we must remind our souls of the nature of our promise keeping God! (Psa 103)

We cannot make up for our sin. What we can do is trust God, Who has offered us His Son. (Jer 10:23; 17:5-10)

No matter how much you can reduce sin, you cannot remove it, yourself!

We need God's justification because righteousness cannot be attained by law-keeping.

God glorifies Himself in His church, because of the great work He has done in Christ to redeem our lives. Even heartaches, weakness, even failures or sins cannot stop Him from being faithful to love us and give us purpose.

The price God paid for us, we could never pay. His redemption of us from the bondage of sin is a great and powerful treasure.