SF486 - FREE FROM FEAR - NO SEPERATION (Romans 8 31-39)

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FREE FROM FEAR - NO SEPERATION

Romans 8:31‑39

INTRODUCTION

Sleep is one of the most important needs of the human body.

Recent studies show that more Americans suffer from fatigue caused from too little sleep than from being overweight.

One of the basic causes of lack of sleep is lack of security.

A sense of insecurity will rob a person of the ability to rest and receive the sleep they need.

There are many areas of life about which we may feel insecure:

Work

Marriage

Dating

Family relationships

Appearance

Most important is our spiritual life.

Satan realizes that if he can keep us on guard or unsure about our relationship with Christ he can defeat us in every other area of our lives.

With this in mind Paul wrote the closing verses of Romans 8.

He gives us three undeniable, indisputable proofs of the security of our relationship with Christ.

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1A. THE SUPERIORITY OF OUR SAVIOR (vv. 31,32)

1B. Power  (v.31)

2B. Performance  (v.32a)

3B. Promise  (v.32b)

2A. THE SUPERIORITY OF OUR SALVATION (vv. 33‑36)

1B. Source (v.33)

"justifies" = to put into right relationship with God.

Salvation is purely a work of God ‑ This builds on the truth of verse 31.

2B. Sufficiency (v.34)

1C. Christ's death insures the forgiveness of sin.

2C. Christ's resurrection insures life eternal.

3C. Christ's position insures continued power.

4C. Christ's intercession insures our relationship.

3B. Stability (vv.35,36)

1C. During life's hardships (v.35)

"trouble" = affliction

"hardship" = distress

"persecution" = mistreated because of your faith

"famine" = hunger

"nakedness" = destitution

"danger" = peril, life threatening

"sword" = goverment sponsered persection

2C. Designed to face hardships even death. (v.36)

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3A. THE SUPERIORITY OF OUR SUCCESS

(vv. 37‑39)

"more than conquerors" = to be more than victorious!

1B. Over Death (v.38)

(1 Corinthians 15:55)  "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?"

2B. Over Life (v.38)

(John 10:10)  The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

3B. Over Angels

(Galatians 1:8)  But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned!

4B. Over Demons

(James 2:19)  You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that‑‑and shudder.

5B. Over Time

Present = trials, make it through today

Future = uncertainity, worry

6B. Over Powers

Supernatural power - the Devil himself

7B. Over Space (v.39)

(Matthew 28:20) ...I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

8B. Over Everything

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CONCLUSION

There is no security without sonship

No peace without pardon

No rest without relationship

The question is do you have what it takes to know the peace and security of God.

If you do you have a personal relationship with Him.

If you don't you need a personal relationship with Him.