Who Is Even at the Right Hand of God
Jesus' position at the right hand of God means He has all power and favour, and His acceptance is the acceptance of His people's souls.
C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes the exalted position of Jesus Christ at the right hand of God, highlighting that He, once despised, is now honored and serves as the representative of His people. This position signifies not only majesty and favor but also the assurance of freedom from condemnation for believers. Spurgeon reassures the faithful that with Christ's power and authority, they are secure against any adversary, as He has triumphed over sin, death, and hell. The sermon calls believers to rest in the knowledge that their victory is assured through Jesus, their all-prevailing King.
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He who was once despised and rejected of men, now occupies the honourable position of a beloved and honoured Son. The right hand of God is the place of majesty and favour. Our Lord Jesus is His people's representative. When He died for them they had rest; He rose again for them, they had liberty; when He sat down at His Father's right hand, they had favour, and honour, and dignity. The raising and elevation of Christ is the elevation, the acceptance, and enshrinement, the glorifying of all His people, for He is their head and representative. This sitting at the right hand of God, then, is to be viewed as the acceptance of the person of the Surety, the reception of the Representative, and therefore, the acceptance of our souls. O saint, see in this thy sure freedom from condemnation. "Who is he that condemneth?" Who shall condemn the men who are in Jesus at the right hand of God?
The right hand is the place of power. Christ at the right hand of God hath all power in heaven and in earth. Who shall fight against the people who have such power vested in their Captain? O my soul, what can destroy thee if Omnipotence be thy helper? If the aegis of the Almighty cover thee, what sword can smite thee? Rest thou secure. If Jesus is thine all-prevailing King, and hath trodden thine enemies beneath His feet; if sin, death, and hell are all vanquished by Him, and thou art represented in Him, by no possibility canst thou be destroyed.
"Jesu's tremendous name Puts all our foes to flight: Jesus, the meek, the angry Lamb, A Lion is in fight.
"By all hell's host withstood; We all hell's host o'erthrow; And conquering them, through Jesu's blood We still to conquer go."
Sermon Outline
- I. The Right Hand of God
- A. A place of majesty and favour
- B. The acceptance of the person of the Surety
- C. The reception of the Representative
- II. Christ's Position at the Right Hand of God
- A. A place of power
- B. All power in heaven and in earth
- III. The Security of the Believer
- A. No possibility of destruction
- B. Omnipotence as helper
- C. Sin, death, and hell vanquished
Key Quotes
“'Who is he that condemneth?'” — C.H. Spurgeon
“'Jesu's tremendous name Puts all our foes to flight: Jesus, the meek, the angry Lamb, A Lion is in fight.'” — C.H. Spurgeon
“'By all hell's host withstood; We all hell's host o'erthrow; And conquering them, through Jesu's blood We still to conquer go.'” — C.H. Spurgeon
Application Points
- Recognize your freedom from condemnation through Jesus' acceptance.
- Trust in Jesus' power as Omnipotence to secure you from destruction.
- Rest in the knowledge that sin, death, and hell are vanquished through Jesus' blood.