Romans 8 part 3

Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ

Romans 8 part 3

I would like to continue with our new series on the book of Romans.

This book is considered Paul’s masterpiece, a very well-constructed summary of Christian Theology.

Considered by many one of the most important books ever written on the Christian faith.

Today we are on the third part of chapter 8, 31-39 of the book of Romans.

Last week we talked about the sons of God, they are led by the Holy Spirit.

Chapter 8 begins with no condemnation and ends with no separation

Today let’s talk about, “Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ ”.

I believe our Heavenly Father wants to give us a fresh revelation of His love for us.

Let’s pray

Rom 8:31 What are we then to say to facts like these? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Let me remind you of the “facts like these” Paul is talking about.

1 We began the chapter with No condemnation, for those who are in Christ, for those who are in a relationship with Jesus.

2 Jesus has set us free

Rom 8:2 For the life-giving power of the Spirit through union with Christ Jesus has set us free from the power of sin and death.

Rom 8:10 But if Christ lives in you, although your bodies must die because of sin, your spirits are now enjoying life because of right standing with God.

3 All who are led by the Spirit are Sons of God.

Rom 8:14 For all who are guided by God's Spirit are God's sons.

4 We received the Spirit of Adoption

Rom 8:15 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!”

Rom 8:16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,

5 We are heirs.

Rom 8:17 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.

6 Our present Suffering are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed.

Rom 8:18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.

7 Creation waits,

Rom 8:19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God.

8 The Holy Spirit is our helper and intercessor.

Rom 8:26 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.

1 Our Heavenly Father did not spare His own son.

Rom 8:32 Since He did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, will He not with Him graciously give us everything else?

He did not spare His son, His priceless gift, will he not gives us much more? Or everything else we need.

Some years ago I was in the country of Georgia, visiting a group of students we had sent there from Switzerland, they were attending the first Christian gathering in years in Georgia, normally churches did things on their own, but a number of them agreed with this gathering , so I went with them. The speaker, I can not remember his name, he gave a good message, but I remember that at the end of his message he said Jesus is here, and he wants to touch you, if you are sick or have any condition that you want to ask him for healing, lay hands on yourself and ask Him to heal you, if he heals you come up here and share with the church and give Him praises.

I didn’t know what to expect but soon some people begin to move toward the platform, a lady right In front of me begin to scream and jump up and down, I asked what happened and the translator said she was deaf but now she was hearing, people leaving their wheel chairs behind, others growths that disappeared, blind people saying they could see.

Salvation is all we need, but Jesus always give us much more, how many things he has done for you besides your salvation, healings deliverance, blessings.

2 Who can bring a charge against us

Rom 8:33 Who can bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who declared them in right standing;

Rom 8:34 who can condemn them? Christ Jesus who died, or rather, who was raised from the dead, is now at God's right hand, and is actually pleading for us.

The only one who has legal authority to condemn us is Jesus, and He is seating at the right hand of the Father. Interceding for us. He is our advocate.

A Prominent theme in the book of Romans is the love of God

the love of God poured out into our hearts.

Rom 5:5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

Rom 5:8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

God loves you

One day this Prominent theologian well renowned was visiting a seminary, as he was sharing with the students, when one of them asked Dr Barth. from all the things you have found and written about what was the most profound thing or the greatest thought you ever had.

He paused for a moment and said.

“Jesus loves me this I know, for the bible tells me so”

That is profound as you can possibly get.

Is a theme throughout the bible!

God’s love for us

DL Moody, before the computers, and bible programs, decided to trace every single reference in the bible of the love of God, just with a concordance and his bible, and he came to a conclusion.

There is no truth in the whole bible that are to affect us, as the Love of God.

1Jn 4:8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Billy Graham, when he was alive, had Two things he said often, the bible says, and he would say God loves you.

And some asked him why did he say, God loves you!

If you knew, if you really knew that God loves you, it would change your life.

Jeremy 31 talks about His everlasting love

Jer 31:3 the LORD appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.

Before you were born, before you knew me, through your failures, before and after you die I love you!

The word Agape, Love, is used in the New Testament defined as the unconditional, unmerited self-sacrificing love of God.

The love of God is eternal but there are circumstances, things that

Challenges this reality for us.

3 No one can separate us

Rom 8:35 Who can separate us from Christ's love? Can suffering or misfortune or persecution or hunger or destitution or danger or the sword?

Who can (divorce) (Kho rid zo) us from the love of God.

Rom 8:36 As the Scripture says: "For your sake we are being put to death the livelong day; we are treated like sheep to be slaughtered."

this is What the church was walking through during his time

He was writing to a church who was about to go through two hundred years of intense persecution.

Any of these 7 things he mentions here, can leave us questioning, does God loves me? Is there a God?

4 We are more than conquerors.

Rom 8:37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

Rom 8:38 For I have full assurance that neither death nor life nor angels nor principalities nor the present nor the future

Rom 8:39 nor evil forces above or beneath, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God as shown in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Spurgeon puts this way death is not the house is just the porch.

Paul had experienced most of that and eventually he was decapitated, what brought him immediately to Jesus, it didn’t separate him. But through all he still believed in the love of God.

I’m sure you have gone through your own challenges or are going through it right now.

Remember the Holy Spirit is here and He will help us in our weakness.

Joh 16:14 He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ Jesus our Lord.

Have you asked Jesus to be the Lord of your life?

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Joh 3:16

To receive Him we need to accept Him as God’s son, repent from our sins and a life of selfishness, asking Him to be your Lord and savior, not that you deserve it, but is a gift from God.

If this is your desire today, please repeat this prayer after me?

Heavenly Father I’m sinner, I’m sorry for my sins, I’m willing to turn away from my sins.

I receive Christ as my savior,

I confess him as Lord

from this moment on I want to follow and serve him,

in the fellowship of his church,

In Jesus name. Amen!

1Co 11:23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread;

1Co 11:24 and when He had given thanks, He broke itand said, "Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me."

1Co 11:25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."

1Co 11:26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till He comes.

1Co 11:27 Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks thiscup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.