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"The God Who is For Us"
Romans 8:31-39

Wednesday Evening Home Bible Study
June 23, 2004

Since it is God Himself who supports us in our salvation, we can be assured that nothing will ever prevail against us to separate us from His love.

I. GOD HIMSELF IS "FOR US" IN HIS PLAN OF CONFORMING US TO THE IMAGE OF CHRIST (v. 31).

A. Paul's phrase, What shall we say to these things" point us back to all that has been affirmed by Paul up to this point in his letter.

1. It points back to our justification in Christ through faith (chapters 1-5).

2. It points back to our sanctification in Christ apart from the Law (6:1-8:17).

3. It points back, most specifically, to Paul's explanation of our future glorification in Christ that God is, even now, in the process of bringing about (8:18-30).

B. Our response to "these things" is to be one of confidence, because God Himself is for us in them.

II. AND IF GOD IS FOR US IN THEM, NOTHING CAN PREVAIL "AGAINST US" (vv. 32-39).

A. No need can prevail against us in Christ (v. 32).

1. God has made the greatest sacrifice He could for our salvation.

a. He didn't spare His own Son the punishment for our sins on the cross.

b. He delivered up His own Son for us all.

2. If He made such a sacrifice for us, He will freely give us everything else we need.

B. No charge of sin can prevail against us in Christ (vv. 33-34).

1. Since God Himself justifies us, no one else can bring a charge against us (v. 33).

2. Since Christ Himself saves us by His death, burial, resurrection and ongoing intercession, no one else can condemn us (v. 34).

C. No created thing can separate us from the love of Christ (vv. 35-39).

1. We do suffer the threats of forces against us (vv. 35-36).

2. But in all these things, we're "super-victorious" through God (v.37).

3. The reason is because nothing in creation can separate us from the love of God in Christ (vv. 38-39).