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Romans 8: 31-39
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?
36 As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be
slaughtered.”
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come,
nor powers,
39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of
God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The Lasting Love of the Lord - 8: 31-38
...neither death nor life... nor anything else
in all creation, will be able to separate us
from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord...
The Lasting Love of theLord
(8:31-38)
Summary: No one can bring any accusation against those
whom Christ has justified. Nothing can separate us from the
love of Christ, not even the sword, death or angels. We are
“more than conquerors” through him who loved us!
Characters: Death no longer has any power over those who
are in Christ. Even the angels or the sword cannot separate us
from God’s love.
The Lasting Love of the Lord - 8: 31-38
...neither death nor life... nor anything else
in all creation, will be able to separate us
from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord...
The Lasting Love of the Lord - 8: 31-38
...neither death nor life... nor anything else
in all creation, will be able to separate us
from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord...
Romans 8: 17-30
17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. 18 For I consider that
the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons
of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope. 21 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to
corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now.
23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
24 For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
27 And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. 28 And we know that for those
who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the
image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified,
and those whom he justified he also glorified.
8: 29
...those whom he
foreknew he also
predestined to be conformed
to the image of his Son...
8: 26B
...we do not know what
to pray for as we ought, but
the Spirit himself
intercedes
for us...
An Inconceivable Inheritance
8: 17-30
...the sufferings of this present
time are not worth comparing with
the glory that is to be revealed to us...
An Inconceivable Inheritance
continued (8:29)
Characters: Even though we are “being conformed to the
image” of Jesus in our inner being, we will also be physically
conformed to his image at his return. This “glorification” only
applies to those who have been “crucified with Christ,” and so
the same characters who have gone through the “passage of
the cross” (See chapters 3-5) are present here.
8: 29
...those whom he
foreknew he also
predestined to be conformed
to the image of his Son...
8: 26B
...we do not know what
to pray for as we ought, but
the Spirit himself
intercedes
for us...
An Inconceivable Inheritance
8: 17-30
...the sufferings of this present
time are not worth comparing with
the glory that is to be revealed to us...
An Inconceivable Inheritance
continued (8:26)
Chracters: Quietius is feeling weak, and he does not
know what or how to pray. The Spirit is there to guide him
in his prayers and even to intercede for him with
“groanings too deep for words”.
8: 29
...those whom he
foreknew he also
predestined to be conformed
to the image of his Son...
8: 26B
...we do not know what
to pray for as we ought, but
the Spirit himself
intercedes
for us...
An Inconceivable Inheritance
8: 17-30
...the sufferings of this present
time are not worth comparing with
the glory that is to be revealed to us...
An Inconceivable Inheritance (8:17-30)
Summary: Both the believer and creation are “groaning” as a result of the tribulation and
suffering they are experiencing in this world. Yet they know this is only temporary. At the return
of Jesus Christ there will be a glorious resurrection and death will be dealt its final blow.
Believers, along with the created order, will be redeemed and clothed with immortality.
Characters: Sufferix (from 5:2-5) points up to the heavens, expressing the glorious hope of
Christ’s return and the certainty of his future inheritance, namely the redemption of his mortal
body. Even though Sufferix is a son of God, this has not yet been publicly manifested. As with
Jesus, it will only be declared at his physical resurrection from the dead. The plants are wilting
due to a severe drought, but they too will be liberated from the curse. Along with the rest of
creation, they are eagerly awaiting the “manifestation” of the sons of God.
8: 29
...those whom he
foreknew he also
predestined to be conformed
to the image of his Son...
8: 26B
...we do not know what
to pray for as we ought, but
the Spirit himself
intercedes
for us...
An Inconceivable Inheritance
8: 17-30
...the sufferings of this present
time are not worth comparing with
the glory that is to be revealed to us...
8: 29
...those whom he
foreknew he also
predestined to be conformed
to the image of his Son...
8: 26B
...we do not know what
to pray for as we ought, but
the Spirit himself
intercedes
for us...
An Inconceivable Inheritance
8: 17-30
...the sufferings of this present
time are not worth comparing with
the glory that is to be revealed to us...
Romans 8: 14-16
14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received
the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
The Spirit of Sonship
8: 14-16
“Abba, Father!”
The Spirit of Sonship
(8:14-16)
Summary: Through the indwelling Spirit we have been
restored to God’s eternal purpose with us, namely to be “sons
of God”. As sons we are carriers of both the life and the
image of the Father.
Characters: Patera smiles down on his son Patria, who looks
and acts remarkably like his dad. There is clearly a tight bond
between the two.
The Spirit of Sonship
8: 14-16
“Abba, Father!”
The Spirit of Sonship
8: 14-16
“Abba, Father!”
Romans 8: 1-13
1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
2 For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.
3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,
4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the
Spirit.
6 For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
7 For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot.
8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.
10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his
Spirit who dwells in you.
12 So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.
13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
The Law of Life - 8: 1-13
There is therefore now no condemnation for
those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of
the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ
Jesus from the law of sin and death...
8: 3-4
...that the righteous requirement
of the law might be fulfilled in us,
who walk not according to the flesh
but according to the Spirit.
The Law of Life
continued (8:3-4)
Summary: Crucifo the preacher of the cross (from 6:1-
6) points to the Law and proclaims that those who
follow the guidance of the Spirit, such as Lumina (in the
yellow dress), are in fact fulfilling everything that is
written in and required by the Law. Sermonus (from
2:19-24 and 7:1-6) stands dumbfounded by the idea
that the guidance of God’s Spirit can include everything
contained in the Law.
The Law of Life - 8: 1-13
There is therefore now no condemnation for
those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of
the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ
Jesus from the law of sin and death...
8: 3-4
...that the righteous requirement
of the law might be fulfilled in us,
who walk not according to the flesh
but according to the Spirit.
The Law of Life
(8:1-13)
Summary: The law of the Spirit of life has set us free
from the law of sin and death. We now serve in the new
way of the Spirit and not the old way of the written code.
Characters: Evangeles (from 3:21-31) holds up the
erased charge sheet as a sign that there is “no
condemnation for those in Christ Jesus.” The Spirit of
Life (note the dove) has set him free from sin (note the
unused beer and wine vats from chapter 1’s Pagan
Party ) and death (note the Grim Reaper).
The Law of Life - 8: 1-13
There is therefore now no condemnation for
those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of
the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ
Jesus from the law of sin and death...
8: 3-4
...that the righteous requirement
of the law might be fulfilled in us,
who walk not according to the flesh
but according to the Spirit.
The Law of Life - 8: 1-13
There is therefore now no condemnation for
those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of
the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ
Jesus from the law of sin and death...
8: 3-4
...that the righteous requirement
of the law might be fulfilled in us,
who walk not according to the flesh
but according to the Spirit.