“Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies; who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.” – Romans 8:33-34 (NASB)
The setting can be visualized as being in the divine
courtroom. Those charged are “God’s elect.” It is impossible, to avoid that
each believer is elected (chosen) by God for salvation. Also each person must
believe and is held responsible if they do not. Yet our election by God does
not stop the charges brought by our enemy Satan. We already stand justified for
each charge. Justified by the one who justifies and who is also the one who
condemns those who will reject God to their end. If we who believe were due to
be condemned it would be by Christ Jesus. Jesus intercedes on our behalf and
the charges are dismissed. But according to Colossians 2:14, when Jesus was
killed on the cross, he also nailed all charges for all believers to that cross
by His death. When we are condemned, He steps forward and intercedes for us
because Jesus holds the debts and paid for them all. He is the only one who can intercede
successfully. Romans 8:1 tells us that for each person in Christ Jesus
there is no condemnation because Jesus has already paid the penalty for every
charge the enemy can bring.
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