Imagine this scenario:  a person commits a crime, is guilty as sin (literally!) but when going to trial, when entering the courtroom, sees that his defense attorney is also the judge and jury!

Sounds silly in light of how our legal system actually works, but did you ever realize that this is EXACTLY how it is for YOU AND ME in the spiritual/eternal system of justice?  That’s right.  We are the defendant/accused (Romans 3:23; 5:12), God is the judge (James 4:12), the devil is the prosecutor (Revelation 12:10), and Jesus Christ is the defense attorney:  “And if ANYONE sins, we have an Advocate [defense attorney] with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous” (1 John 2:1).

That’s right.  It’s TOTALLY RIGGED – but in OUR FAVOR in this case!  IF we select the right defense attorney.

As referenced in the previous post:  “To sum up, each and every one of us is born into sin by default (Romans 5:12) but then compound the situation by our own actual sins (Romans 3:23) which carry the spiritual penalty of death (Romans 6:23).”  BUT made available to each person is the greatest defense attorney ever, who has never lost even a single case for a client.  Not by proffering clever legal arguments.  No, the Lord Jesus Christ is unlike any other defense attorney because He wins our freedom by offering to SERVE THE SENTENCE for our crimes on our behalf, in our stead, in our place:  “and He Himself is the propitiation [substitute] for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.” (1 John 2:2)

Yeah, I think I’ll take HIM as my defense attorney in spiritual court, thank you very much.  Talk about a no-brainer!  Talk about a slam-dunk!  Talk about a rigged system – but praise God, this one is indeed in our immense and infinite favor.  We simply need to choose the right Attorney.
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