Secured in Grace
Posted: November 7th, 2003 | Author: arnold | Filed under: the Life! | View CommentsIn Romans 8, Paul asked 4 questions.
1. Question of Protection “If God is for us, who can ever be against us?” (8:31)
2 Question of Provision – “Since God did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t God, who gave us Christ, also give us everything else?” (8:32)
3. Two Questions about Guilt and Grace – “Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? Will God? No! He is the one who has given us right standing with himself. Who then will condemn us? Will Christ Jesus? No, for he is the one who died for us and was raised to life for us and is sitting at the place of highest honor next to God, pleading for us.” (8:33,34)
4. The Question of Endurance – “Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love?” (8:35)
THE ANSWER:
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.(8:38,39 NIV)
Communities of Grace Fellowship – Nov. 8, 2003