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Christ is Interceding For Us

Posted by on Apr 17, 2007 in eng | 0 comments
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When Satan accuses us before God, what he accuses us with is sin. The only reason this accusation has a significance is that it is true. Both Satan and God know that we have sinned. And they both know that “the wages of sin is [eternal] death” (Romans 6:23).

That is, God’s appointed punishment for sin is eternal torment (Matthew 25:41, 46; Revelation 14:11). Sin deserves and receives God’s wrath. “On account of these [sins] the wrath of God is coming” (Colossians 3:6). So Satan is laying claim to humans and saying that on God’s own terms they must be damned like he is for his sin.

But at this point in Satan’s accusation, Jesus Christ stands forth as our advocate and intercedes for us. God designed this, desires this, and delights in this.

“If anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins” (1 John 2:1-2). Christ’s advocacy is based on his propitiation- his infallible securing of the removal of God’s wrath for all who are in him. So

Satan’s accusations fall to the ground because our Advocate pleads his own blood and righteousness on our behalf.

“Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died- more than that, who was raised- who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us” (Romans 8:34). Christ’s advocacy and intercession for us nullify Satan’s accusations against us. This advocacy and intercession are based on his death for us.

By this death for us, Christ endured God’s wrath against us. Therefore, Christ’s deliverance from God’s wrath is the foundation of his deliverance of us from Satan’s accusations.



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