Romans 8:26-39 (2)

Intro

Explanation

Propositional Statement

Romans 8:26–39 NIV

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God. And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8:26-39

In the same way

Just like we were absolved of universal guilt...

Romans 3:10 NIV

As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one;

Romans 3:10–18 NIV

As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.” “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The poison of vipers is on their lips.” “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.” “Their feet are swift to shed blood; ruin and misery mark their ways, and the way of peace they do not know.” “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

Romans 3

Romans 3:10-18

Romans 3:23 NIV

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Romans 3:24 NIV

and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

Wall of Sin

Romans 3:

Just like we were absolved of universal guilt...

Just like we were absolved of our sinful tendencies...

Wall of Sinful Tendencies

Romans 7:21–25 NIV

So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in my sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.

Romans 8:1–3 NIV

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh,

Romans 7:21-25

Romans 8:

Just like Jesus rescued us from the punishment we deserved...

Romans 5:12 NIV

Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned—

Romans 5:6–10 NIV

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!

Romans 5:6-

Romans 1:5 NIV

Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name’s sake.

Romans 1:5–6 NIV

Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name’s sake. And you also are among those Gentiles who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.

Romans 1:5-6

Romans 1:18–21 NIV

The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.

Romans 1:18

His Spirit Keeps Helping us

Praying in the Spirit

Helps us in our weakness

We don’t know what we ought to pray for

Spirit interceded with wordless groans

Its all by Him - Just like our salvation

He searches the hearts

He knows the mind of the Spirit

The Spirit intercedes for God’s people

In accordance to the will of God

All Things Work for Good

Our humanity on this earth leads us to great trouble

All things good and bad (in our minds) brings good things

Not because us who we are but because of His grace

No matter what - we are being conformed into the image of his Son

More Than Conquerors

Conqueror = ultimate victor, enemy is destroyed, winners — HOW CAN WE BE MORE.

Ceasar, Alexander the Great, Napolean ---- all dead.

Struggles of life — come to nothing

Angels or demons - we have no control over them - He does.

We cant do anything about our past, and our future we can only do our best — He has ultimate control.

height depth - things we cant reach He’s already there

nothing nothing nothing nothing can separate us

Point 3

In Jesus our Lord

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