Bringing Every Condemning Though into Obedience to Christ

"For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 4(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 6And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled." (2 Corinthians 10: 3-6)

"The obedience of Christ" mentioned in this verse speaks of what Jesus did at the Cross.

The first mention of obedience appears in Romans, where Paul speaks of our obedience to believe what Jesus did:

"By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:" (Romans 1: 5)

Now, regarding the obedience of Christ, Paul later writes:

"For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous." (Romans 5:19)

and

"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: " (Philippians 2: 5-8)

and also

"But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:" (Romans 16: 26)

Now, as long as we do not believe that Jesus did a perfect work at the Cross, then we are not operating in obedience. We will still have negative thoughts, reminders of our failures, and the fallen world before us, to coerce us into believing that Jesus did not do a perfect work.

We are to reject all those lies and allow those thoughts to be brought into captivity to all that Jesus did.

It does not matter what anyone says. It does not matter what demonic force may act in the world, or the shame and blame of what other people (even pastors and church people) may say. 

There is now no condemnation in Christ Jesus (Romans 8: 1). Period.