There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1 ESV)
Condemnation
President Theodore Roosevelt (Teddy to his friends and supporters) did not like to be in trouble. He was a mischievous teen, a rebellious young man, and a troublemaker in his early adult years. And most of those years he tried to avoid trouble with an articulate and passionate denial.
“ ‘twasn’t I” was a common phrase from his mouth.
But eventually he understood the gospel.
Whatever we are guilty of (and there is a lot!) we are not guilty of.
Because God punished Jesus for all of it, if we are Christians.
We do not need to deny, hide, or ignore our sins. There is no condemnation for us in them.
We do not need to act pious, religious, or perfect. There is no condemnation that needs to be covered up.
We do not need to perform like Academy Award Recipients. There is no condemnation for who we really are.
We are peculiar, we are not condemned.