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Romans 8:34
34Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died–more than that, who was raised to life–is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.
34Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died–more than that, who was raised to life–is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.
Jesus came not to condemn the world but to save it, as John's Gospel makes clear. Condemnation was already a reality due to God's justice against sin, and Jesus warned those who placed hope in their own righteousness that Moses himself would accuse them for not keeping the Law. We have a great hope, however -- that Jesus was sacrificed to secure our freedom from the Law's demands and also was raised so that we might have a new spiritual life. As Moses interceded for the people of Israel on Mt. Sinai, Jesus intercedes now and evermore in heaven on behalf of the Church and ministers to her through the Spirit (see Isaiah 53:12, Hebrews 9:24-26). Who will condemn us, then, if Christ is advocating for us in heaven pleading our blood-bought freedom and forgiveness in the face of all our adversities?
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Romans 8:27
27And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.
27And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.
Paul began this section talking about the incomparable glories that await those who suffer now for Jesus' sake, calling us to look not to the visible realm but to the invisible reality of our salvation. In our weakness, hope in Christ makes us strong (vv.23-25). This is not a one-sided hope or an act of wishful thinking, because of the Holy Spirit, who dwells in us -- who is the very down-payment of our redemption! Everything we need to equip us and prepare us for eternal life is given to us through the Holy Spirit. And so, as we abide in Christ through that same Spirit, Jesus also intercedes for us by that same Spirit, having become intimately familiar with our thoughts, feelings, and temptations because of His presence in our hearts (vv.26-27). On Jesus' role of intercession, see Isaiah 53:12 and Hebrews 7:23-25.
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