Remain In God's Love

Romans 8:38-39 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, (39) nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

We can not be open to it or not be willing to receive it. But it is there.

The closing context of this chapter seems to be that if we will be “IN” Christ JESUS, we will be guaranteed;

1. To remain in GOD’S love,
2. To be destined to a life of serving HIM, which will help conform us into HIS image
3. To a calling, that will justify us and bring us into glorification.

And that’s not all a life “IN” JESUS will bring, it’s simply all we can cover this morning.

If your life isn’t “IN” JESUS it can be right now, if you’ll respond to HIS call.

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More Than Conquerors

Romans 8:37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

All things we are conquerors even when taken to death. For to absent from the body is to be in the presence of the Lord.

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We Are Conquerors

Romans 8:36 As it is written: "For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter."

Paul is Quoting Psalm 44:22

All things we are conquerors even when taken to death.
For to absent from the body is to be in the presence of the Lord.

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Who Can Separate Us Form Christ's Love

Romans 8:35-36 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

The Answer to Verse 35 is: NO WAY

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.



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Conviction Draws Us Towards GOD

Romans 8:34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.

REMEMBER: Conviction draws us towards GOD condemnation draws us away.

Satan can condemn but it holds no weight since JESUS clears us before the Father.

The Holy Spirit may be convicting me of sin, but He isn't condemning me. Condemnation is the work of Satan.

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It Is God Who Justifies

Rom 8:33 Who shall bring a charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies.

What charge can stand against us? NOT ONE since GOD justifies.

Go ahead and let satan do all the slamming he wants, it holds no weight against us.


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Hold Back

Romans 8:32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

If GOD has already paid with HIS Son, is HE now going to hold back?

If you paid the greatest price to be paid, are you then going to hold back something??? NO WAY!


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Who Can Be Against Us?

Rom 8:31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Paul uses these rhetorical questions to lead us to wonderful biblical truths; (1st) God is for us; (2nd) He will freely give us all things; (3rd) He has justified us; (4th) He prays for us; and (5th) no power can separate us from His love.

Who can be against me? The world, the flesh, and the devil are against me. against me.
But these are no match for God who helps me, strengthens me, and works to present me faultless before His glorious presence with great joy.

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He Also Called

Romans 8:30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.

Glorified meaning you will get a new glorified body so you can live in HIS presence for all eternity.

All these are a work of GOD; our part is simply to believe HIM at HIS word.

Again notice the order. The predestined are; The ones HE called. Has GOD called you? Do you or did you respond to HIS call?
IF so you've been justified. Justified meaning cleansed from your sins so much so that is just as though you never did it.

And since you've been justified you also will be glorified.


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Rest in God

Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

Another wonderful truth to those who will live by faith. I can rest in GOD not only accomplishing HIS will but in GOD causing things to work out for the good no matter how bad a particular thing may seem.

ONLY GOD CAN MAKE THIS PROMISE.

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Purpose of Prayer

Romans 8:27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

As I pray in the Spirit, I have a wonderful peace if I will continue in faith believing the Spirit is praying perfectly because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

That folks is the purpose of prayer, to accomplish GOD'S will. Don't believe those false teachers who claim you need to just have faith and GOD will do it.

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The Spirit Himself Makes Intercession

Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

This groaning is one of the ways a person prays in the Spirit.

In Jude 15:20 we are told to pray in the Spirit. Scripturally speaking this would also refer to praying in tongues. As mentioned in Acts.2, 1 Cor.12-14

Paul uses this verse as an illustration to living in hope or faith, whatever you want to call it.Just like we wait and hope for JESUS to come and redeem us.

That faith is the same as when we groan in the Spirit because we don't know what to pray.So in vs.22 all of creation is groaning, vs.23 we as Christains's are groaning and here the Spirit groans within us.

Groan's = to sigh, murmur, pray inaudibly:--with grief,

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Patiently Cheerfully Enduring

Romans 8:25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.

We eagerly await GOD'S perfect timing by persevering = patiently cheerfully enduring.

Prior to the house closing isn’t their an anxiousness or hopeful excitement????
THAT’S HOW Born Aagain Christain’s living by faith SHOULD LIVE IN THIS LIFE.

If we’re not excited about GOD, then our faith doesn’t appear to be that important to us… …

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We Were Saved In This Hope

Romans 8:24 For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees?

If you where going to buy a house you hope the deal goes through. ( loan is approved, contract signed, escrow closes...) Once you own the house you don't hope for it any more, hope is over because your in.

We are saved by faith or hope in JESUS to redeem these bodies.

Now, if we see that this is done we are no longer living in hope because seeing it would mean it's already done, and why would someone hope in what they already see as having happened.

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Come Quickly LORD JESUS

Romans 8:23 Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.

We too long to be with JESUS, and see things restored in proper balance. Which will not happen until the redemption of our body.This is what the terms "children of GOD and sons of GOD means in vs.'s 19 & 21.

This is the feeling we have when you say, "Come quickly LORD JESUS" or "take me home LORD".

When you long for the wrong that takes place in this life to end.
When you long for the hurts and the pains to be over.... ... ...When your anxious about JESUS return.

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Balance of Nature is Off

Romans 8:22 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now.

The entire balance of nature is thrown off and longs to be restored.

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Creation Itself Will Also Be Delivered

Romans 8:21 because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

It's not just people who will be set free and benefit when GOD restores things but all plants an animals. The entire planet is tilted because of sin but someday GOD will restore it back to it’s proper balance.

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Creation Was Subjected to Futility

Romans 8:20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope;

Prior to sin things where complete, there was a balance to nature, but now because of sin the entire environment is thrown off kilter.

It is not just me who's waiting, but all creation, because creation is incomplete. Creation was subjected to futility = man is now made incomplete. GOD deliberately left parts out. The main part being the need to have union with GOD or to understand our origin and destiny.

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Even Creation Has This Prospective

Romans 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.

While I’m waiting there should be some great expectations!! AS I PUT MY FAITH AND TRUST IN GOD.

Even creation has this prospective. Because the sufferings of this life are not worthy to be compared with the glory that awaits, I eagerly await being with JESUS.


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Life "IN" Christ

Romans 8:18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us

Paul is explaining about life “in” Christ JESUS. Writing about how wonderful it can be to live in the Spirit by faith rather then in the flesh by sight.

Someday I will be with HIM and nothing in this life will compare with the glory that awaits us when we are there.

As we learn to live in the Spirit our focus & priorities change from ourselves and this life, to GOD and eternity.

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