nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Truth to Learn There is nothing that can cause us to lose our salvation. Nothing! Behind the Words The word translated “height”...
Romans 8:38 – No One and Nothing
For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, Truth to Learn Our salvation is secure! Behind the Words The word translated “persuaded” is the Greek word peithō, meaning “to persuade or convince someone.” This word...
Romans 8:37 – Victorious Suffering!
But in all these things we more than conquer through Him who loved us. Truth to Learn Though we suffer for Him, we conquer through Him. Behind the Words Paul starts off this verse with the Greek word alla, which is a contrastive conjunction. In other words, he is...
Romans 8:36 – His Targeted Children
As it is written: "For your sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep to be slaughtered." Truth to Learn The reason that faithful Christians suffer in this life is not because of disobedience, but because of family lineage. Behind the Words The word translated “it...
Romans 8:35 – Faithful Loving God
What will separate us from the love of Christ, tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Truth to Learn No matter what happens to you, remember that God loves you! Behind the Words “What” is from the Greek interrogative pronoun tis, meaning “who,...
Romans 8:34 – Our Defense Attorney
Who is he who that is condemning? Christ is He who died, and furthermore was also raised, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. Truth to Learn We are represented by the greatest defense attorney of all. Behind the Words The...
Romans 8:33 – Chosen to be Sinless
Who will bring a charge against God's chosen ones? God is the one who justifies. Truth to Learn God declares His chosen ones to be completely righteous. Behind the Words “Bring a charge” is from engkaleō, which is a compound word made up of en, meaning “in” and kaleō,...
Romans 8:32 – All Things Given
Indeed, He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not also with Him freely give us all things? Truth to Learn God has freely given us the payment for our sins and has also freely given us everything we need...
Romans 8:31 – Powerful Loving Father
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? Truth to Learn God is powerful and is watching over us, His children. Behind the Words “For” is translated from huper, which primarily means “over” or “above.” Figuratively, however, it means “for”...
Romans 8:30 – Righteous & Glorious
And whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified. Truth to Learn All Christians have been called, justified, and glorified! Behind the Words The word translated “justified” is dikaioō, which means “to regard as just,...