33 Who shall bring any charge against God's elect [when it is] God Who justifies [that is, Who puts us in right relation to Himself? Who shall come forward and accuse or impeach those whom God has chosen? Will God, Who acquits us?
Our Father is the only One, He alone holds the power to justify us. He alone makes everything right and our Father is not a respecter of persons, Acts 10:34. Our Father knew all of us before we ever were and He sent Jesus so that He could glorify all flesh. Our Lord’s sacrifice so far exceeded Adam’s sin, that the two cannot even be compared, Romans 5:15.
The more our Father has me share His Word the more clearly I am able to see that for so many years I was living in an absolute lie. To believe that He is going to throw most of humanity into Hell and make them suffer for all of eternity is so absolutely against His Grace. What kind of Father would He be to have His kids suffer forever because they didn’t do what He said? Could you imagine an earthly father who would torture his kids for not doing what he wanted? We would arrest him, take his kids away, and throw the jerk in jail. Yet when we say that God does the exact same thing, it is love that we cannot understand. Bull, I fully understand revenge, but Grace, that passes all understanding!
34 Who is there to condemn [us]? Will Christ Jesus (the Messiah), Who died, or rather Who was raised from the dead, Who is at the right hand of God actually pleading as He intercedes for us?
Who is going to be able to condemn anyone? Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever, Hebrews 13:8. He never changes and Jesus even forgave the people who killed Him. Jesus forgave adultery. He chose Paul, who was a murderer. He chose a tax collector and He fed and healed those who wouldn’t even turn around and thank Him, Luke 17:17.
Jesus tells us to always forgive, so where is the condemnation going to come from. Satan is the only one who tries to condemn people and he will be thrown into the Lake of Fire, Revelation 12:10-11. Grace will be the Law that will judge and Grace finds no fault, it just forgives faults unconditionally. It’s all free. It’s all undeserved and it is so strong that it abounds where sin abounds.
35 Who shall ever separate us from Christ's love? Shall suffering and affliction and tribulation? Or calamity and distress? Or persecution or hunger or destitution or peril or sword?
Amen even we can’t separate ourselves from Jesus’ love. The Jews tried to separate themselves from Him and Jesus still had compassion on them and loved them and forgave them.
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