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Romans 8:31–35 The Context: Romans was written to describe God’s philosophy and plan of our salvation. It demonstrates the futility of the Jews to gain their salvation by any of the laws or traditions they kept. Our salvation is God’s doing and ours to thankfully receive. Since our salvation is wholly a gift of God’s loving grace so is our hope and security.
God Asks Us: 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? 33 Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?
JNE: We are surrounded by influences that seek to distract us from a glad trust in God. Some influences are external that try to make us think and feel that God is uncaring or powerless to help us. Some are internal that try to make us think that we must earn or deserve God’s love for us. Realizing the amazing fullness of God’s love for me is the prompter of my obedience not the result of my obedience. God’s caring, powerful, complete provision is always solid ground. My obedience is questionable. Do I really think that God’s love for me depends on my obedience?
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Romans 8:31–35 The Context: Romans was written to describe God’s philosophy and plan of our salvation. It demonstrates the futility of the Jews to gain their salvation by any of the laws or traditions they kept. Our salvation is God’s doing and ours to thankfully receive. Since our salvation is wholly a gift of God’s loving grace so is our hope and security.
God Asks Us: 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? 33 Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?
JNE: We are surrounded by influences that seek to distract us from a glad trust in God. Some influences are external that try to make us think and feel that God is uncaring or powerless to help us. Some are internal that try to make us think that we must earn or deserve God’s love for us. Realizing the amazing fullness of God’s love for me is the prompter of my obedience not the result of my obedience. God’s caring, powerful, complete provision is always solid ground. My obedience is questionable. Do I really think that God’s love for me depends on my obedience?
Read "The Gospel?"