Who Shall Separate Us

Scripture Texts: Romans 8:35-39

Prayer:

Holy Father, by your power and grace help us to hear and understand and embrace your Word, that it will be fruitfully applied so we may grow in grace and truth. In Jesus name, Amen.

Introduction.

We started out calling Romans 8 the greatest chapter in the greatest letter in the greatest book ever written.  We called Romans 8:28 the greatest verse.  So now I have run out of superlatives to describe these last five verses.  Maybe I can call it the greatest paragraph.

This is the Hallelujah chorus.  This is the much beloved crescendo.

Chapter 8 began with there is no condemnation and the chapter ends with there is no possible separation from the love of God in Christ Jesus.

Romans 8 is our assurance that as sinners who struggle with sin (7:14-25) and struggle with suffering (8:17-39), with failure and doubt, who feel these things deeply, we are shown just as deeply we are loved with an unbreakable and inseparable love of God for us in Jesus.