“What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else?Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with himself.Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us. Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death?(As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”)No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:31-39 NLT
- 38 I am Convinced: Greek; “Peitho”, To persuade, to assure, to make confident, free from fear and doubt
- The tense of Paul’s words indicates two things: “I have become convinced” and I will remain convinced”
- Being convinced of Christ’s love conquers four of my biggest fears
Why Should I Be Convinced About God’s Love for Me?
- Because God is for me
“What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Vs.31
This conquers my fear of opposition
- Because God has promised to not withhold anything good from me
“Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else?” Vs 32
“The cross is a guarantee of the continuing unfailing generosity of God.” John Stott
This conquers my fear of lack of provision
- Because God has forgiven meand will not condemn me
“Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with himself.Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us.” Vs. 33-34
- Jesus died for me
- Jesus lives for me
- Jesus sits at the right hand of God for me
- Jesus intercedes for me
This conquers my fear of accusation and condemnation
- Because He has promised to never leave me
“Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”) No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Vs. 35-39
This conquers my fear of abandonment