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Who Is Interceding for Us?
Who Is Interceding for Us?
James H. Sterling••7 min read
Biblical basis
The theological basis for the belief in the intercession of Christ is provided in the New Testament. In the Epistle to the Romans
Epistle to the Romans
The Epistle to the Romans or Letter to the Romans, often shortened to Romans, is the sixth book in the New Testament. Biblical scholars agree that it was composed by Paul the Apostle to explain that salvation is offered through the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is the longest of the Pauline epistles.
(Romans 8:34) Saint Paul states: It is Christ Jesus that died, yea rather, that was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God
right hand of God
The right hand of God (Dextera Domini "right hand of the Lord" in Latin) or God's right hand may refer to the Bible and common speech as a metaphor for the omnipotence of God and as a motif in art. In the Bible, to be at the right side "is to be identified as being in the special place of honor".
Romans 8:34 says that Jesus “is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.” In 1 John 2:1 we read that Jesus is our “advocate with the Father,” and from Hebrews 7:25 we learn that Jesus “always lives to intercede” for us.
What does intercede for us mean?
to act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition: to intercede with the governor for a condemned man. ... to attempt to reconcile differences between two people or groups; mediate.
