Justice and Mercy – part 13

When Adam and Eve received God’s justice and judgment for their disobedience, they also received the promise of God’s mercy.

The LORD God said to the serpent,

"And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." - Genesis 3:15 KJV

We find that the seed of the woman is Christ.

"But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law," - Galatians 4:4 KJV

While satan bruised His heel, Jesus gave a death blow to the head of the serpent, the devil.

"Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; and deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage." - Hebrews 2:14-15 KJV

Because Jesus paid the price of death for our sins, we can be delivered from bondage to the devil and fear of death.

"Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; and having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it." - Colossians 2:14-15 KJV

Jesus canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. In this way, He disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by His victory over them on the cross. (NLT)

"O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?  The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." - 1 Corinthians 15:55-57 KJV

The devil, the accuser that accuses us of sin, no longer has anything against us when we have repented of our sins, been baptized in Jesus name for the remission of our sins, and are filled with the Holy Ghost. (Acts 2:38)

"But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:" - 2 Timothy 1:10 KJV

"And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death." - Revelation 12:10-11 KJV

Jesus told His disciples that His Spirit in them, the “Comforter,” would be as a Defense Attorney against the devil. The devil is referred to by the Jews as the “Prosecutor.” As the Bible says, he is the accuser of the brethren. When satan comes against us, the power of the Holy Ghost testifies that by our water baptism in Jesus name, the blood of Jesus has washed away all our sins! Jesus pleads His blood! And the devil has nothing to accuse us of.

"Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood," - Revelation 1:5 KJV

"But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:" - John 15:26 KJV