The Session on God's Right Hand, Part 2

In this part of the sermon: The core theme is introduced: Christ is at the right hand of God 'for us,' as stated in Hebrews 9:24, appearing before God on our behalf.

Martin contrasts the modern jargon of 'getting in someone's face' (adversarial) with Christ being 'in the face of God' on behalf of His people, highlighting His advocacy.

separate preposition. It's the locative case, in or at, with or by, to or for. He appears in the face of God for us. Now the term getting in someone's face is current jargon for someone standing very close to another in an adversarial relationship.

6:53 - 7:16 Read in full sermon

Driving home: But this text says, not he made a propitiation, which is true. But it says he is the propitiation.

A quote from a hymn (number 222) is used to capture the truth of Christ's legal representation on high, turning away God's wrath.

There at the right hand of the Father, his presence embodies all the virtue of his once for all sacrifice. And in his position at the right hand of God, he is legally representing you and me. It is this wonderful truth that the hymn writer captured in the hymn that we often sing, number 222. My advocate appears for my defense where?

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Driving home: The very Christ who procured them is been fully confessing theovredressence in this place. him secures them in all the particularity of their application by his own intercession at the right hand of the father so that th…

Peter's restoration after denying Christ is used to illustrate how Christ's intercession, though secured by His death, actively procures the application of grace in specific instances of a believer's life.

upon the cross could we not say that peter's recovery from a lapse of unbelief was secured by christ's death upon the cross yes it was he did spare not his own son how shall he not with him freely give us all things peter's restoration was secured by the death of his savior but the savior said i've prayed for you that your faith fail not and when you are turned again strengthen your breath though it is secured by his death it is actually procured

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Driving home: The very Christ who procured them is been fully confessing theovredressence in this place. him secures them in all the particularity of their application by his own intercession at the right hand of the father so that th…

The experience of a believer whose zeal wanes, faith is almost non-existent, and temptation floods the soul is used to show how Christ's intercession is the unseen force that draws them back to holiness.

in its application through the intercession of jesus he is able to save to the uttermost why seeing that his death secured the eternal salvation of all for whom he died that would be true but that's not what the text says it says seeing he ever lives to make intercession you you you see the connection child of god can't you think of those times when your zeal has waned when your faith has almost been non-existent when the powers of temptation have come in like a flood upon your soul and you felt as ungodly and vile as anyone you've ever had any dealings with what in the

27:59 - 28:44 Read in full sermon

Driving home: He says to every one of his children, I can relate. I can relate to that. I remember when.

The Apostle Paul's experience with his 'thorn in the flesh' is used to illustrate Christ's helping grace, demonstrating that His strength is made perfect in weakness, not necessarily in removing the weakness.

who presently strengthens me. The Lord Jesus says from his throne at the right hand of God, to the majesty on high, to the Apostle Paul, who said, this thorn in the flesh, whatever it is, it is standing in the way of my optimum usefulness. Lord, please remove it. Three times he sought the Lord, probably referring to three seasons of very intense, perhaps, prayer joined to fasting.

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In this part of the sermon: The fifth benefit, and the concluding point of the meditation, is that Christ is waiting at the right hand of God to receive His people, illustrated powerfully by Stephen's vision…

Martin uses the example of Stephen's preaching, which provoked anger rather than repentance, to counter the idea that spirit-filled preaching always leads to immediate repentance, noting his own experience of people hating his preaching.

we have a record of Stephen preaching. To those who hated his Christ and hated him because of his attachment to Christ. In verse 54 of Acts 7, we read, Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. And may I pause to say, people who say, if a man's full of the Holy Spirit, you'll know it because people will break in repentance under his preaching. That's nonsense. Because the next

36:04 - 36:37 Read in full sermon

The point: Understand that Jesus can do what He does (govern, represent, intercede, sympathize, help, receive) because He is precisely who He is (the God-man).

The analogy of a mother overwhelmed by multiple children demanding attention simultaneously is used to highlight the ludicrousness of praying to Mary and to underscore Christ's unique omniscient and omnipotent capacity to sympathize with millions at once.

You mothers go crazy when just three or four of your kids all at once want you. Then you say wait. Well wait a minute. Time out.

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The point: Pray for God to break the spell of incipient worldliness and wretched attachment to earthly trinkets, and to fill hearts with new measures of faith, love, and understanding.

An allusion to the Queen of Sheba's reaction to Solomon's wisdom ('the half was not told') is used to express the future glory believers will experience in Christ, far exceeding their present understanding.

And when he brings us home. We'll all exclaim like those visitors to Solomon's kingdom. The half was not tall. Oh dear people.

48:18 - 48:30 Read in full sermon