Charles Spurgeon Commentary Romans 8:34

"who is he that condemneth? It is Christ Jesus that died, yea rather, that was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us." — Romans 8:34 (ASV)

Yea rather, that is risen again,

And so has justified us.

Yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

Will He blow hot and cold, and first intercede for them, and then condemn them? It cannot be.

Yes, rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.

He alone is Judge. Has he done all this, and will he condemn us?

It is Christ that died,

And so put our sins to death.

Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died.

What, die for them, and then condemn them? Nobody can condemn them but the Judge; and if he is unable to condemn them, in consequence of what he has already done for them, then none can. But this is not all.

Who is he that condemneth?

"Why," says one, "Christ, the great Judge, will condemn." No, that He will not, for –

Who is he that condemns? It is Christ that died,

He is the Judge. Will he who died condemn?

Who is he that condemneth?

There is only One who can, for there is only one Judge, and that Judge is Jesus. So, the apostle puts it again in the form of a question: Will He condemn us?

Who is even at the right hand of God,

And so has carried us into heaven by his representing us there.

Who is he that condemneth?

None will answer to that challenge, for

It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

Shall he condemn us? It is altogether impossible.

It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

Christian, as Christ makes intercession for you, he will never condemn you. Did he shed his blood for you, and yet will he cast you into hell? Did he rise from the dead for you, and yet will he leave you among the dead and the lost? Do not think so strangely of the Christ of God, who is the same yesterday, and today, and forever, and who will never condemn those who trust in him.

Who also maketh intercession for us.

Whose everlasting plea, therefore, silences all the accusations of the devil.