"Who 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." Romans 8:34 (NIV)
The Apostle Paul, the author of thirteen of the twenty-seven Books of The New Testament, in his letter to the believers in Rome said that it is Jesus Christ, who was crucified and died and rose from the dead, who judges us and who makes intercession for us.
Christ has compassion for us, He understands what it is that we go through. He was not received by His own people (John 1:11); He endured rejection, (Isaiah 53:3); He was tempted (Matthew 4:1 and Mark 1:13); He hungered (Luke 4:2); He wept (John 11:35); He had compassion for suffering people. (Matthew 9:36, 14:14, 15:32, and 20:34) He was lied on (Matthew 26:60); During His three and one half year earthly ministry, Jesus suffered the same plight as we suffer. (Hebrews 2:18) In fact, He had it worse than most of us, He was also homeless. (Matthew 8:20 and Luke 9:8) He was spat upon (Matthew 27:30); He was scourged with barbed whips (Mark 15:15) He knows what it is like to be human, to be tempted, and to be done wrong. He who was without sin, became sin for our sake. (Galatians 1:4 and 1 John 2:2) He now is making intercession for us. He is pleading our case because He knows us, He loves us, He died for us, and He has compassion for us.
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