Romans 8:35-39: Inseparable, Ubercertain, Superconquerors
Nick describes the sense of ever-increasing momentum built up through Romans 8, as if Paul has launched his readers into deep space and is now bringing them in for a landing. Closing the chapter at Romans 8:35-39, he shows believers to be inseparable from Christ’s love, certain of their standing, and more than conquerors through him who loved them.
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Romans 8:31-32: The Unanswerable Questions That Seal our Salvation
Nick recalls Paul’s confidence in the gospel as God’s power for salvation, first declared back in Romans 1:16, as he opens Romans 8:31-32 on the unanswerable questions that seal our salvation. He shows that if God did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us, no accusation of power or love can ever be raised against us that God has not already answered.
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Romans 5:5-8: God’s love – the ground of our hope
Nick asks how a Christian can be sure that God really loves them and that this life is not all leading to a cruel disappointment, framing the question Paul answers in Romans 5:5-8. He shows both the subjective proof of the Spirit poured into our hearts and the objective proof of Christ dying for us while we were still sinners.
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