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Romans 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Job 1:9-11
Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? …

Job 2:4-6
And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life…

of God's.

Isaiah 42:1
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect,in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

Matthew 24:24
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, ifit were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

Luke 18:7
And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

It is.

Romans 3:26
To declare,I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

Isaiah 50:8,9
He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: whois mine adversary? let him come near to me…

Galatians 3:8
And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham,saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.

It is God who justifies.
Justification is a central theme in Paul's writings, particularly in Romans. It refers to the act of God declaring a sinner righteous on the basis of faith in Jesus Christ. This is not based on human merit but solely on God's grace (Ephesians 2:8-9). The historical context of justification can be traced back to the sacrificial system in the Old Testament, where atonement was made through the shedding of blood. In the New Testament, Jesus is the ultimate sacrifice, fulfilling the law and prophets (Matthew 5:17). Theologically, this phrase underscores the sovereignty of God in salvation, affirming that it is God alone who has the authority to justify. This assurance is a source of comfort for believers, as it guarantees that their standing before God is secure, not based on their own righteousness but on the righteousness of Christ imputed to them (2 Corinthians 5:21).

• Paul begins with a rhetorical question, much like the triumphant “What then shall we say in response to these things?” two verses earlier (Romans 8:31).

• The point is not that no one will try to accuse believers—Satan is called “the accuser of our brothers” inRevelation 12:10, andZechariah 3:1–2 pictures him standing ready to accuse Joshua the high priest—but that any accusation ultimately collapses in God’s courtroom.

•Isaiah 50:8–9 contains a similar challenge: “He who vindicates Me is near; who will contend with Me?” The prophet’s confidence rests on the nearness of the Lord, just as Paul’s rests on the finished work of Christ.

• Even when our own hearts condemn us, “God is greater than our hearts” (1 John 3:20).

• “God’s elect” points to every man, woman, and child whom the Father has chosen in Christ “before the foundation of the world” (Ephesians 1:4).

• This identity is not earned; it is bestowed. Peter addresses believers as “a chosen people” (1 Peter 2:9), stressing that election is a grace-laced privilege, not an achievement.

• Because the Shepherd says of His sheep, “no one can snatch them out of My hand” (John 10:28), any prosecution brought against them is doomed from the start.

• The certainty of election is meant to reassure, not to breed complacency. Knowing we are eternally secure, we are freed to live gratefully holy lives (Colossians 3:12).

• Here is the rock under our feet: the Judge Himself has already rendered the verdict—“justified.”Romans 5:1 echoes the same truth: “Having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

• Justification is God’s legal declaration that the sinner is righteous because Jesus absorbed the full penalty of sin at the cross (2 Corinthians 5:21;Colossians 2:13–14). No second trial can overturn a verdict issued by the Supreme Judge.

• Because justification is God’s work, not ours, no human tribunal, spiritual enemy, or personal failure can revoke it (Romans 3:24;Acts 13:38–39).

• The result is unshakable assurance: “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1).

Romans 8:33 silences every voice of accusation by rooting our confidence in two unassailable facts: we are God’s elect, and the very One who could condemn has already justified us. Every charge brought against us—by Satan, by others, even by our own hearts—meets the immovable verdict of the Judge who has declared us righteous in Christ. Standing on that verdict, we live with peace, gratitude, and unwavering assurance.

What have we to fear? When God pronounces our acquittal there is none who can pronounce our condemnation. Literally,God is He who justifies, who then can condemn? And answering to this in the next verse we have, Christ is He that died, &c. This is the two-fold answer to the question, "Who shall come forward to accuse God's elect?" It is a conclusive reply to this to state the relation in which the accused stand to God and to Christ.

God's elect.--Christians as such with especial reference to the process which the Apostle has been describing inRomans 8:29-30.

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