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 8:31 – 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,...