Romans 8:28-39

Paul is writing to those that have been justified, are in the process of being sanctified and will with absolute certainty be glorified. In our last study we looked at how God is working all things together for good for those who love Him. The idea of working all things together is for our eternal good. It is a working together that is preparing us for eternity.In this study we will look at all things working together for good for those that are called according to the purposes of God. The idea of being called is to be summoned by royal proclamation. We have been summoned by God according to His purpose. Furthermore, we cannot love God apart from being called according to His purpose.The key words in this passage are, foreknew, predestined, called, justified and glorified. As it has been said, these words represent the eternal chain of God's working. These words embrace and eternity past, our present temporary time and the certainty of an eternity yet to come.Many have struggled and argues over this passage. In truth, this passage can only be understood in the realm of God. Things said in this passage are far beyond our ability to even begin to comprehend. We will never understand this passage in human terms, it can only be embraced by faith. Remember, this passage is meant to bring comfort to those of us who are the called according to the purpose of God. Paul indeed will conclude this entire passage with words of comfort; the irrefutable fact that absolutely nothing will ever be able to separate us from the love of God found only in Christ Jesus.

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28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

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

32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.

34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

38 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 creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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