Lesson 113
Romans
Chapter Eight
Freedom in Christ through the Holy Spirit
The Dynamic for living the Christian Life
Review:
- When you consider all that He has done for you in Salvation based on the cross; what's your response to that?
- God is looking for a response from you! Now that you know what your destiny in Christ is; what's your response?
* Since God is for us it does not make one particle of difference who is against us! No one is able to stop God's purpose for you!
Lit. Since the God
(is) on behalf of you; who is against us?
* Since God is for us it does not make
one particle of difference who is against us!
No one is able to stop God's purpose for you!
The
rest of chapter 8 is really the implications that flow out of this statement.
* How can Paul say this? Why can't we have an effective enemy?
- B.L. = There is no one or no system of thought that can stand against God's purpose for you! God is greater than any opposition you will ever face!
Probably one of the best
illustrations of a Rom
- clearly a series of what only can be classified as bad incidents that he faced;
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The logic here is that the greater gift includes the lesser!
The greater gift = the provision of the cross
The lesser gift = the daily provision to get us to His goal for us!
The same God who is for us is the one who did not spare His own Son;
- Think about it;
Here you have the great creator, the God of the universe who
demonstrated His love to the extent that He sent His monogenhj, His uniquely born Son, to suffer
and die for us,
Everything that you need to fulfill His plan for you, leading to being conformed to the image of His Son, that's the all things here, and they are given freely, graciously. 2 Pet 1:3
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Who will bring a charge against God's elect?
The point here
is that it is not that a charge could not be brought; but that no one can bring
a
valid charge!
It was God who justified you when you believed in Christ.
Therefore any accusation will be thrown out of court.
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Think about
it! How can anything or anyone keep us from fulfilling the plan of God? His purpose for us?
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Here with us,
interceding for us in making our prayers effective!
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You, as a believer, have the Triune God on your side and you should have no question why Paul will say what he does in the rest of the chapter, especially vs:37.
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Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
- Paul lists 7 areas, types of things that the Christian might experience in our life;
#1 tribulation qli/yij (thilipsis) quite a broad word for pressure
#2 distress stenocwri,a( (stenochoria) was used to define a narrow space; things are closing in on us, are putting the squeeze on us;
#3 persecution diwgmo.j (diogmos) [vb. Diwkw (dioko) idea of pursuit, to chase after with a view to harm;] pursuit by ones enemies;
#4 famine limo.j (limos) deprivation of food;
#5 nakedness gumno,thj (gumnotes) idea is that of being totally destitute; extreme poverty;
#6 peril ki,ndunoj
(kidunos) Paul's peril list 2 Cor.
#7 sword ma,cairaČ (machaira) Acts 12:1-2; Heb 11:37;