No Longer Cursed
It is amazing how easily some can be convinced they are under a curse of some sort. Some even believe in generational curses, which is not a biblical concept. That idea was declared no longer valid by both Jeremiah and Ezekiel, even though it was still under the Old Covenant.
Jeremiah 31:29 In those days they shall say no more: “The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’ 30 But everyone shall die for his own iniquity; every man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.
Ezekiel 18:1 The word of the LORD came to me again, saying, 2 “What do you mean when you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’? 3 “As I live,” says the Lord GOD, “you shall no longer use this proverb in Israel.
Some believe in curses because they are likely unaware of what Scripture actually says concerning such things. There is still one curse many are under, though. Were you aware that the surest way to be under a curse is to be under the law?
Galatians 3:13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”), 14 that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
The curse of the law was separation and death due to violation. The law was not of faith, and it relied on the strength of man's fleshly resolve, which proved ineffective. Paul clearly understood this.
Romans 7:21 I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good. 22 For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. 23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. 24 O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? 25 I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!
When we come to Christ in faith, we come under the law of the Spirit, not the law of Moses. The law of the Spirit affirms us, empowers us, and delivers us. We are now in Christ and accredited with His obedience as a result. We've been made righteous with God's own righteousness in Christ.
Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
Condemnation, shame, and continual guilt are the fruit of being under the wrong law. The fear of being cursed is the fruit of being under the wrong law. The wrong law now to be under is the Law of Moses, with all its commands and ordinances. It has no power to save; it only brings death and separation.
Galatians 5:16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
Romans 8:9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now, if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.
The New Covenant is a blood and Spirit Covenant based on the finished work of Christ and our faith in Him alone. Coming to Him in faith removes us from being cursed by the law. In Him, you are no longer cursed. This is why true freedom is found only in Christ, and that is why the gospel is so important.
