1 00:00:04,900 --> 00:00:11,400 All right, so Romans 8. Today's passage really is 2 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:16,200 structured in kind of a wonderful him like ways. 3 00:00:17,100 --> 00:00:19,500 Paul is coming to the end of arguments. 4 00:00:19,500 --> 00:00:24,100 He's been making reason, you know, reasons for our salvation 5 00:00:24,100 --> 00:00:28,300 and reasons for confidence in that salvation and reasons for 6 00:00:28,500 --> 00:00:31,500 confidence in the Lord, despite great tribulations and 7 00:00:31,500 --> 00:00:35,200 persecutions, and the like of which, he'll mention more of In 8 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:38,600 this passage. And so it acts as a summary, 9 00:00:39,500 --> 00:00:46,200 It's a response, really a song like response to all that. 10 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:49,800 Paul has said, not only in chapter 8, which we looked at in 11 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:54,100 depth, but five through eight, really as a whole which we 12 00:00:54,100 --> 00:00:56,400 didn't look at 537. So you just got to have to kind 13 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:58,800 of be familiar with those. I don't have time to go through 14 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,800 the themes of chapters 5 through 7 but just trust me. 15 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:05,200 It's wonderful. Good stuff. 16 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:07,500 All right and you should read it if you have not. 17 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:11,100 But the text here Lays into parts and so I'm going to 18 00:01:11,100 --> 00:01:12,900 present it to you in those two parts. 19 00:01:12,900 --> 00:01:17,600 First, is that Paul reminds us that God is for us? 20 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,600 Paul reminds us right out of the gate that God is for us. 21 00:01:21,900 --> 00:01:26,200 The second part that we see is Paul celebrates the love of God 22 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:29,400 in Christ for us. And so there's an everlasting 23 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:32,800 love of God that has come to us through Christ and Paula 24 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:35,100 celebrating that and the two go hand-in-hand. 25 00:01:35,100 --> 00:01:37,100 And so I've tried to summarize it this way. 26 00:01:37,100 --> 00:01:40,900 If you're taking notes which I Encourage you to do adults and 27 00:01:40,900 --> 00:01:43,900 children alike. You have a guide as well, you 28 00:01:43,900 --> 00:01:47,900 can take notes in I've summarized it this way since 29 00:01:47,900 --> 00:01:52,600 God, has for us in Jesus Christ, nothing can separate us from his 30 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:56,900 Everlasting Love. So, since God is for us in Jesus 31 00:01:56,900 --> 00:02:02,500 Christ, nothing can separate us from his Everlasting Love. 32 00:02:02,900 --> 00:02:04,500 Now, if you would, would you stand to your feet? 33 00:02:04,500 --> 00:02:06,100 As we read the word of God. This morning. 34 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:10,900 He's going to read verses Romans chapter eight, thirty 1339 35 00:02:10,900 --> 00:02:16,300 today. When I finish reading, I'll say 36 00:02:16,300 --> 00:02:19,200 this is the word of the Lord invites you to respond. 37 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:21,100 Thanks be to God. All right? 38 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:23,900 What? Then shall we say to these 39 00:02:23,900 --> 00:02:28,700 things if God is for us? Who can be against us? 40 00:02:29,500 --> 00:02:33,500 He who did not spare his own son, but gave him up for us all. 41 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:38,100 How will he not also with him? Graciously, give us all things 42 00:02:38,700 --> 00:02:41,300 who shall bring any charge against God's elect. 43 00:02:41,700 --> 00:02:45,800 It is God, who justifies, who is to condemn Christ? 44 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:49,100 Jesus is the one who died, more than that, who was raised. 45 00:02:49,100 --> 00:02:51,400 Who is at the right hand of God. Who end? 46 00:02:51,500 --> 00:02:56,000 Deed is interceding for us who shall separate us from the love 47 00:02:56,000 --> 00:03:00,900 of Christ, shall tribulation, or distress or persecution or 48 00:03:00,900 --> 00:03:07,300 famine or nakedness or danger or sword as it is written for your 49 00:03:07,300 --> 00:03:09,500 sake. We were being killed all the day 50 00:03:09,500 --> 00:03:13,700 long, we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered. 51 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,400 Now in all these things, we are more than conquerors through 52 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:21,400 him, who loved us for. I'm sure that neither death nor 53 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:25,600 Life nor angels nor rulers nor things present, nor things to 54 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:31,100 come nor powers nor height nor depth nor anything else in all 55 00:03:31,100 --> 00:03:35,300 creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God 56 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:39,100 in Christ Jesus. Our lord, this is the word of 57 00:03:39,108 --> 00:03:41,400 the Lord. Thanks be to God. 58 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:43,700 Let me pray for us. Heavenly Father, we thank you 59 00:03:44,100 --> 00:03:45,900 for today. We thank for this time we have 60 00:03:45,900 --> 00:03:50,100 to read and to study your word to hear it proclaims my Lord. 61 00:03:50,100 --> 00:03:53,700 I pray that you would speak. He threw me, Lord. 62 00:03:53,700 --> 00:03:59,000 I humble myself before you and ask Lord, that I had that you 63 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:02,200 would take your word and impart it to your people, Lord, that it 64 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:05,700 is not coming through my own opinions, are my own biases or 65 00:04:05,700 --> 00:04:12,100 my own shortcomings in essence, but however, Lord, that it would 66 00:04:12,100 --> 00:04:17,100 come as it is the unadulterated word of God is sufficient for 67 00:04:17,100 --> 00:04:20,800 all things pertaining to life and godliness for your people. 68 00:04:21,500 --> 00:04:24,100 I pray Lord that you would grant us life today that you would 69 00:04:24,100 --> 00:04:27,800 grant us godliness today as a result of having heard your word 70 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,200 preached. Give us ears that are ready to 71 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:34,400 listen hearts that are inclined to believe mines that are 72 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:37,800 willing to put these words to work as we dwell on them. 73 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:42,200 Think on them and hands and feet Lord, that are willing to go and 74 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:43,900 do the work that you've called us to do. 75 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:45,700 It's in the Name of Christ I pray. 76 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:47,400 Amen. Amen. 77 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:57,400 So here in Romans 8, verse 31, the first section I want to look 78 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:00,700 at again is that God has for us in Jesus Christ? 79 00:05:00,700 --> 00:05:04,200 Okay, God has for us in Jesus Christ and right here in Romans 80 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:07,200 8:31. What you see is Paul begins with 81 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:10,000 the question? What then shall we say to these 82 00:05:10,300 --> 00:05:14,000 things? As I mentioned, a moment ago, 83 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:17,900 Paul is summarizing what he has said, thus far from Romans, 5:1 84 00:05:17,900 --> 00:05:22,500 to Romans, 8, 30, but this is the kind of statement that one 85 00:05:22,500 --> 00:05:26,300 makes when he finds out that something, which once seemed too 86 00:05:26,300 --> 00:05:28,900 good to be true is, in fact true. 87 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:33,100 Hi. I remember being dumbfounded by 88 00:05:33,100 --> 00:05:37,900 Patricia so I had been there's a long story but I there's always 89 00:05:37,900 --> 00:05:40,000 a story, right? But I had been pursuing Patricia 90 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:43,800 for some time and she was paying We know mind and not totally, 91 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:48,300 but in essence and so, but I remember the first time she came 92 00:05:48,700 --> 00:05:53,300 to my to my house and told me that, you know, that she was 93 00:05:53,300 --> 00:05:56,000 willing to kind of start talking and what have you? 94 00:05:56,000 --> 00:06:00,000 And I was just dumbfounded. And here's here's how you know, 95 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:05,200 Charming, I was this is first conversation about dating and 96 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:09,800 all of that and I told her in the opening moments, I love you. 97 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:16,200 So which she never answered for like the next three or four 98 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:21,200 weeks she just left me hanging but that's the kind of thing 99 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:24,500 that happens when you see something that doesn't make 100 00:06:24,500 --> 00:06:27,200 sense. For hate like, how can these 101 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:28,900 things be? What shall I say to these 102 00:06:28,900 --> 00:06:30,800 things? I love you, right? 103 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:34,000 And that's, that's essentially what Paul is getting at here, 104 00:06:34,300 --> 00:06:36,900 right? Having written and seen all that 105 00:06:36,900 --> 00:06:40,300 he has about God's Saving Grace toward his people, over the last 106 00:06:40,300 --> 00:06:44,900 eight chapters Paul now, Says, what more shall we say to these 107 00:06:44,900 --> 00:06:49,300 things? What what more can be said he's 108 00:06:49,300 --> 00:06:54,400 astounded by it like he thinks these are things too marvelous 109 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:58,000 for him. It sounds a bit, like job a job 110 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,500 at the end of The Book of Job, which, again a whole lot 111 00:07:00,500 --> 00:07:04,500 transpires. But Joe comes to see God in a 112 00:07:04,508 --> 00:07:06,500 way that he has never seen God before. 113 00:07:06,500 --> 00:07:09,900 Because God speaks to job in a way that he had never spoken to 114 00:07:09,900 --> 00:07:14,500 man before at least that we have recorded for us and in the end 115 00:07:14,500 --> 00:07:19,200 of all of that job and 42 23 says this to God. 116 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:22,500 He says, I know that you can do all things. 117 00:07:24,300 --> 00:07:27,400 And that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. 118 00:07:28,500 --> 00:07:29,500 I have uttered. What? 119 00:07:29,500 --> 00:07:33,400 I did not understand things too wonderful for me, which I did 120 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:35,400 not know. And then in verse 5, just a 121 00:07:35,407 --> 00:07:38,500 verse later, he says, I heard of you by the hearing of the ear, 122 00:07:38,500 --> 00:07:42,400 meaning I've heard these things about you, but now my eye sees 123 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:48,500 you Now, my eye sees and that's really what's happened to Paul 124 00:07:48,500 --> 00:07:49,900 here and I think it's what's happened. 125 00:07:49,900 --> 00:07:54,000 Probably to this church in Rome as I begin to read these things 126 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:58,100 to Jews and Gentiles alike and they see what's transpired for 127 00:07:58,100 --> 00:08:01,300 their salvation, how God is working together for their good, 128 00:08:01,300 --> 00:08:04,500 which is for their eternal glory in heaven? 129 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:07,400 What then shall we say to these things? 130 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:10,200 These things are too wonderful for us. 131 00:08:11,500 --> 00:08:13,900 They're so wonderful that they've got Paul nearly 132 00:08:13,900 --> 00:08:17,100 speechless. Nevertheless he collects himself 133 00:08:17,100 --> 00:08:21,400 by the power of the spirit, he sums up for us in glorious 134 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:23,800 fashion. What he is saying and thank God 135 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:26,100 he does or left. We'd be left with the question. 136 00:08:26,100 --> 00:08:27,800 What more shall we say? Nothing. 137 00:08:28,900 --> 00:08:30,800 Right, but he doesn't say that. He says, one more. 138 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:33,900 Shall we say to these things if God is for us? 139 00:08:33,900 --> 00:08:39,200 Who can be against us? What a marvelous point. 140 00:08:40,500 --> 00:08:44,100 It's really again things too. Wonderful for us. 141 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:48,500 Now, you may come to the end of Romans 8, and the study, which 142 00:08:48,500 --> 00:08:53,400 is only been seven weeks and we flew by some really difficult 143 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:57,900 things in Romans 8. But you may come to the end of 144 00:08:57,900 --> 00:09:00,500 Romans 8, with no small amount of questions. 145 00:09:00,500 --> 00:09:03,900 As what I'm saying, we've dealt with several difficult, 146 00:09:03,900 --> 00:09:06,800 understand, themes things, you may need. 147 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:11,300 You may never fully Plumb the depths of this side of Eternity. 148 00:09:12,300 --> 00:09:16,900 However, this I know to be true. We must commit ourselves to 149 00:09:16,900 --> 00:09:21,700 being lifelong Learners, because once again, when you see God's 150 00:09:21,700 --> 00:09:26,200 truth clearly your heart comes, your heart cry becomes. 151 00:09:26,900 --> 00:09:30,200 What then shall I say to these things? 152 00:09:31,500 --> 00:09:36,100 It's a cry of praise. It's an acknowledgement of the 153 00:09:36,100 --> 00:09:41,200 glory of God in a question. What more shall I say to these 154 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:42,800 things? What then shall I say to these 155 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:45,400 things? So if you have questions at the 156 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:50,100 end of Romans 8, great it means your inquisitive, you're 157 00:09:50,100 --> 00:09:53,100 curious. You're using the mind that God's 158 00:09:53,100 --> 00:09:55,300 given you to learn. Fantastic. 159 00:09:55,300 --> 00:09:58,200 Do it right? That's fine. 160 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:01,200 This is part of your growing, in your knowledge of God, and the 161 00:10:01,208 --> 00:10:03,500 Lord Jesus Christ. This is what we hope for you at 162 00:10:03,508 --> 00:10:06,200 New Life Community Church. When we say, we exist to glorify 163 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:09,000 God by growing in our faith in Jesus Christ. 164 00:10:09,300 --> 00:10:13,300 We're saying is we hope that your knowledge of him grows that 165 00:10:13,300 --> 00:10:15,300 your understanding of the Lord grows? 166 00:10:15,300 --> 00:10:19,200 We want it to continue to grow. But one thing Paul wants you to 167 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:22,600 understand here, one thing he's making abundantly clear, is 168 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:29,700 this, if God is for you, who can be against, Who can be against 169 00:10:29,700 --> 00:10:33,300 you? It's really an incredible thing. 170 00:10:33,300 --> 00:10:38,800 In other words, the opposition of Satan and his workers against 171 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:42,800 us will never succeed. Since God is for us. 172 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:49,300 Amen. But I'll be honest, I expected 173 00:10:49,300 --> 00:10:52,900 more of the name in there, but I'll keep going. 174 00:10:53,100 --> 00:10:57,000 All right throughout chapter 8, we've discussed the themes of 175 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:02,200 adoption and sonship we've seen that we are children of God by 176 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:05,000 adoption. That God has made us his own 177 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:10,000 child, through his adoption and that we are co-heirs with Christ 178 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:12,200 and his. So we are children of God. 179 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:16,400 If we are in Christ by faith, in other words, if we have placed 180 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:18,600 our faith in Christ, For the Forgiveness of our sins. 181 00:11:18,700 --> 00:11:23,200 We are a child of God. This is what Paul says in Romans 182 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:26,400 8. Are sure hope in the midst of 183 00:11:26,500 --> 00:11:30,700 sufferings and trials. It is your great hope when 184 00:11:30,700 --> 00:11:33,500 things are not going. Well it is your great hope. 185 00:11:33,500 --> 00:11:37,800 When Satan seeks to Buffett you and all that he throws at you, 186 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:41,700 it is your great hope when those fiery arrows are those fiery 187 00:11:41,700 --> 00:11:44,800 darts is Ephesians, six calls them come flying at you. 188 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:46,400 And all you can do in that moment is hold up. 189 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:50,300 The shield of faith that you've been given its faith in Christ 190 00:11:50,300 --> 00:11:54,000 Jesus. Is that Wards off the sufferings 191 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,700 that Satan would seek to throw it here? 192 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:02,900 Martyn lloyd-jones says this. He said, God is for me. 193 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:07,900 We could say it along with Martin lloyd-jones, because this 194 00:12:07,900 --> 00:12:10,000 is what Paul is saying to Believers. 195 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:13,700 God is for me, go ahead. Say it one, two, three. 196 00:12:13,900 --> 00:12:20,200 God is for me, amen. I am his child. 197 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:23,100 Martyn lloyd-jones continues. I'm his child because he is for 198 00:12:23,100 --> 00:12:26,600 me. And if God be for me, no one and 199 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:31,600 nothing can be against me in the sense of ever separating me from 200 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:33,800 him. So, what we mean, when we say 201 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:37,700 the God is for us, is what Paul is saying is that because God is 202 00:12:37,700 --> 00:12:41,400 for you, nothing can come against you two ever finally. 203 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:45,800 Separate you from God. It's not that nothing can befall 204 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:47,300 you. It's not that no one can ever 205 00:12:47,300 --> 00:12:51,600 persecute. You absolutely evil will happen 206 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:54,200 in your life. You will be persecuted. 207 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:58,000 You'll be mocked, you'll be scoffed at you'll suffer for the 208 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:01,300 name of Jesus Christ. Praise God. 209 00:13:01,300 --> 00:13:01,800 We do. Right? 210 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:04,800 Because we read early and Romans 8 that we will also be glorified 211 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:07,000 with him provided we suffer with him. 212 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:13,300 So this is good for us, the truly Christian Life is riddled 213 00:13:13,300 --> 00:13:18,000 with persecution and suffering. It must be, if you serve God 214 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:21,900 wholeheartedly, you set yourself against the powers of this 215 00:13:21,900 --> 00:13:24,500 world. Meaning you set yourself against 216 00:13:24,500 --> 00:13:29,100 Satan and his work, in this world, meaning unbelievers, who 217 00:13:29,100 --> 00:13:32,600 are doing the bidding of Satan unbeknownst to them most of the 218 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:36,400 time. Will not like that. 219 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:38,600 You serve God. They will not like you for 220 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:42,300 serving God. This is why it's important for 221 00:13:42,300 --> 00:13:44,000 you to remember, again, Ephesians 6. 222 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:47,600 Paul says, we do not wrestle against flesh and blood. 223 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:52,400 But the bringing against dark Forces and Powers, right? 224 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:56,700 So, even when evil is having its way in a person's life, you must 225 00:13:56,700 --> 00:13:58,700 have the wherewithal about yourself. 226 00:13:59,100 --> 00:14:02,500 The mind about yourself to decry the evil. 227 00:14:02,500 --> 00:14:06,900 Yes, to rebuke the person. Yes, in the right ways, right? 228 00:14:06,900 --> 00:14:11,700 That they are influenced by the enemy in the same way that your 229 00:14:11,700 --> 00:14:13,800 mind has been transformed by the Living. 230 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:17,400 God, there's has been transformed by Satan. 231 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:22,200 Right? And so, it's important for us to 232 00:14:22,208 --> 00:14:26,400 remember these things yet. None of those things suffering, 233 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:28,700 persecution. None, of those things could 234 00:14:28,700 --> 00:14:31,000 ultimately separate you from God. 235 00:14:31,100 --> 00:14:32,700 How do we know this because Paul says? 236 00:14:32,700 --> 00:14:36,300 So right here, in Romans 8:32, he who did not spare his own 237 00:14:36,300 --> 00:14:38,600 son, but gave him up for all things. 238 00:14:38,700 --> 00:14:42,500 Sorry, he who did not spare? His own son, but gave him up for 239 00:14:42,500 --> 00:14:45,300 us all. How will he not also with him? 240 00:14:45,300 --> 00:14:50,800 Graciously, give us all things. So we know that God has for us, 241 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:53,600 this is how we know that God has for us, how because he 242 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:59,600 graciously gave his own son. For God. 243 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:03,100 So loved the world that he gave his only son, that whoever 244 00:15:03,100 --> 00:15:06,400 believes in him, will not perish, but have eternal life. 245 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:09,000 This is how we know that God loves us. 246 00:15:09,500 --> 00:15:13,500 So we know that he is for us. If you believe that Christ is 247 00:15:13,500 --> 00:15:19,500 the savior, then God is for you. Because Christ is the only one 248 00:15:19,500 --> 00:15:22,300 who could ever deliver his people from their sins. 249 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:26,000 Not only did he give us his son but he made us his own children. 250 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:30,000 Not only did he make us children but true children in the sense 251 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:32,300 that you are co-heirs with Christ. 252 00:15:32,300 --> 00:15:35,500 And so he will graciously, give us all things. 253 00:15:35,500 --> 00:15:38,600 He gives you all things. Now for your Holiness and in the 254 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:42,900 life to come for your glorification, If God has given 255 00:15:42,900 --> 00:15:45,900 us the greatest thing he can give which is his own son. 256 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:50,000 Will he not also? Give us countless lesser things 257 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:52,200 as well. Yes, he will. 258 00:15:52,300 --> 00:15:54,700 Amen. Amen. 259 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:59,400 Romans 8:33 continuing on. Who shall bring any charge 260 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:01,600 against God's elect? It is God. 261 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:05,800 Who justifies here? We see another way that God is 262 00:16:05,900 --> 00:16:08,700 for us. It's in your justification. 263 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:14,700 It's in the that erasing of debt to sin, right? 264 00:16:14,700 --> 00:16:18,000 Our debt freely erased by the work of Christ Jesus on the 265 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:20,900 cross. So who can bring any charge then 266 00:16:20,900 --> 00:16:24,000 against God's elect. Now elect here means chosen 267 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,100 ones. Those chosen by God for his 268 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:29,800 purposes, coincides with Romans 8:28, 29 and 30. 269 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:33,400 Which we looked at last week, anyone who calls on the name of 270 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:36,200 Jesus Christ in Saving, faith is what we know about. 271 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:39,100 God's elect anyone who calls on the name of Jesus Christ in 272 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:43,000 Faith is numbered among the elect people of God. 273 00:16:43,500 --> 00:16:46,900 Anyone who calls on him to be saved those who come to faith in 274 00:16:46,900 --> 00:16:50,800 Christ will then never be found guilty because they are 275 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:55,500 Justified freely from from their sins for God, declares them 276 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:59,400 righteous forever. Righteous forever. 277 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:02,700 There's not a time where you become righteous your justified 278 00:17:02,700 --> 00:17:05,700 in a moment and then you know, as you go and you sin now, your 279 00:17:05,700 --> 00:17:09,099 unjustified and then as you repent your re Justified and so 280 00:17:09,300 --> 00:17:13,599 because that's a re crucifixion of Christ and in essence and in 281 00:17:13,599 --> 00:17:16,000 Christ is not to be re crucified. 282 00:17:17,099 --> 00:17:21,000 It what this means is that you are Justified forever and so as 283 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,599 you go on in your life and you battle against the Flesh, and 284 00:17:23,599 --> 00:17:27,500 you find yourself in sin, you repent and believe. 285 00:17:28,099 --> 00:17:32,200 Just as you did to could become a part of the family of God, 286 00:17:32,300 --> 00:17:39,000 repent and believe therefore any accuser any accuser of the 287 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:43,400 redeemed, any accuser of God's people's whether they be Satan 288 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,800 himself is demons or your very own. 289 00:17:46,900 --> 00:17:50,100 Audience, right? All those accusers shrivel in 290 00:17:50,100 --> 00:17:54,700 stature, alongside the Risen Christ, who is interceding for 291 00:17:54,700 --> 00:17:59,000 us now, at God's right hand. They shrivel and stature. 292 00:17:59,500 --> 00:18:05,900 They cannot compare to Christ. Who has defeated death and the 293 00:18:05,900 --> 00:18:10,700 grave, who is defeated, Satan and Hell who has defeated sins 294 00:18:10,700 --> 00:18:13,200 once. And for all those accusations, 295 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:17,500 cannot compare to the love that you've received in Christ Jesus. 296 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:22,900 To make himself abundantly clear, Paul, just restates the 297 00:18:22,900 --> 00:18:25,600 argument, in the very next verse he's like, hey, you need to 298 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:30,500 understand this, let me re say it, who is to condemn Christ. 299 00:18:30,500 --> 00:18:34,600 Jesus is the one who died, more than that, who was raised who at 300 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:37,100 the right? Who's at the right hand of God, 301 00:18:37,100 --> 00:18:40,400 who indeed is interceding for us. 302 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:44,200 Now, again, this is a summary of all that we've seen so far in 303 00:18:44,208 --> 00:18:50,200 Romans 8, but especially verse 1. 304 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:55,500 In Romans 8:1 we read There is therefore now no condemnation 305 00:18:55,500 --> 00:18:57,900 for those who are in Christ Jesus. 306 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:02,400 Paul told you at the beginning of Romans 8, what he wanted, you 307 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:07,000 to know, He's explained it all in verses 2 through 30. 308 00:19:07,500 --> 00:19:10,300 And now here again, he is telling you once again there is 309 00:19:10,300 --> 00:19:12,600 therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ 310 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:16,200 Jesus, who is to condemn? You, that's what he's asking. 311 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:21,100 Who is to condemn you? All right, Christ. 312 00:19:21,100 --> 00:19:24,000 Jesus is the one who died, more than that, who was raised, who 313 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:26,800 is at the right hand of God. Who indeed is interceding for 314 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:29,600 us. You see, Christians will never 315 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:34,100 be condemned because Christ was condemned for them so that they 316 00:19:34,100 --> 00:19:37,500 might live eternally. A Christian will never be 317 00:19:37,500 --> 00:19:41,900 condemned to death. Because Christ died and rose 318 00:19:41,900 --> 00:19:46,900 again. His victory is your Victory by 319 00:19:46,900 --> 00:19:50,900 faith. His strength to overcome is your 320 00:19:50,900 --> 00:19:56,100 strength, overcome by faith. His willingness to submit to his 321 00:19:56,100 --> 00:19:59,500 father as your willingness to submit to the father by faith. 322 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,300 Everything that you need. Again, we've been saying this 323 00:20:02,500 --> 00:20:06,100 all of Christ for all of life, all of Christ, for all of life, 324 00:20:06,100 --> 00:20:10,300 you have everything you need in Christ, Jesus for Life, as a 325 00:20:10,308 --> 00:20:13,700 believer. If you're not lacking a thing 326 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:20,800 and Paul again, who is to condemn, no one cried, it was 327 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:22,800 Christ. Jesus, who is who is dead? 328 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:24,200 It was Christ. Jesus, who was raised with 329 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:26,100 Christ Jesus, who is at the right hand of God? 330 00:20:26,100 --> 00:20:30,600 It was now interceding for us. So, Paul is grounding the work 331 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:33,900 that you know, in your life, that no one can condemn you, 332 00:20:33,900 --> 00:20:38,300 that Satan demons, your consciences, nothing can condemn 333 00:20:38,300 --> 00:20:41,800 you and he grounds it in the past and present. 334 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,800 Work of Christ Jesus he looks back. 335 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:46,500 Right? Christ died. 336 00:20:47,700 --> 00:20:50,900 He's looking back to the death of Christ, Christ died. 337 00:20:50,900 --> 00:20:55,300 And therefore, the argument is the penalty of sin is paid fully 338 00:20:57,600 --> 00:21:05,100 It's paid fully. Somewhere in Hebrews which is 339 00:21:05,100 --> 00:21:08,000 okay to say because the writer of Hebrews says, somewhere it 340 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:10,600 says, alright. So I'm going to say somewhere in 341 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:12,900 Hebrews, I think it's chapter 10, not sure. 342 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:18,300 But in Hebrews, we read about this great high priest which 343 00:21:18,300 --> 00:21:22,400 we've received and Hebrews 4. But later on, he talks about how 344 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:27,000 there would be no end to the out, the offering of the blood 345 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:31,200 of bulls and goats the that a priest would have to come into 346 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:34,700 the temple day after day. Not only would he make 347 00:21:34,700 --> 00:21:37,000 sacrifices for the sins of the people who would have to make 348 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:39,600 sacrifices for his own sins, because he wasn't a perfect high 349 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:42,000 priest. There's none. 350 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:43,200 Perfect. No, not one. 351 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:45,900 There's none righteous. No, not one right? 352 00:21:45,900 --> 00:21:49,400 Romans 3. But in Hebrews, what we see is 353 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:52,300 there is one who has come a great high priest. 354 00:21:53,700 --> 00:21:56,700 Greater than the line of priests, which we know from the 355 00:21:56,700 --> 00:22:00,100 Old Testament. One who was able to not only 356 00:22:00,300 --> 00:22:05,300 enter the glory of the temple which is heaven. 357 00:22:05,300 --> 00:22:08,900 As it says, Not only was able to enter it, but he was also able 358 00:22:08,900 --> 00:22:12,000 to make sacrifices once and for all for the sins of all the 359 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:15,000 people and he didn't need to make sacrifice for himself. 360 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:18,800 And so his sacrifices, once for all good, meaning, there's no 361 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:22,100 there's now no need to continue making sacrifices. 362 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:27,600 And so you are, if you are in Christ, your sins are finally 363 00:22:27,900 --> 00:22:35,100 and fully paid for forever. What an amazing thing. 364 00:22:36,100 --> 00:22:40,200 Christ died in the full penalty for your sin has been paid. 365 00:22:41,500 --> 00:22:44,400 By the Merit of his death, he paid your debt. 366 00:22:45,700 --> 00:22:50,300 Christ is our able all sufficient savior a mess. 367 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:54,900 Christ was raised from the dead. This is the second argument here 368 00:22:54,900 --> 00:22:56,500 that he's grounding this in Christ. 369 00:22:56,500 --> 00:23:01,200 Was raised from the dead. It is Christ who died as Christ 370 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:06,300 was raised and he's being raised what, you know, then is that his 371 00:23:06,300 --> 00:23:11,600 death was effective. Listen, if Christ needed to die. 372 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:16,700 Are you listening if Christ needed to die? 373 00:23:18,700 --> 00:23:20,800 For the Forgiveness of sins, which he did. 374 00:23:21,100 --> 00:23:24,900 And yet his sent his death didn't accomplish what was 375 00:23:24,900 --> 00:23:26,500 needed for the Forgiveness of sins. 376 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:28,600 Then he would have never risen from the dead. 377 00:23:29,100 --> 00:23:32,300 He must still be dead, but that's not what we see here. 378 00:23:32,300 --> 00:23:35,300 We see that he was raised. He's now at the right hand of 379 00:23:35,300 --> 00:23:39,700 God he's interceding for us. His ministry goes on. 380 00:23:41,300 --> 00:23:44,000 So his death was effective for the Salvation of all who call on 381 00:23:44,008 --> 00:23:46,300 his name. Death was the payment for sins, 382 00:23:46,500 --> 00:23:49,100 Resurrection, then is the legal release. 383 00:23:49,500 --> 00:23:53,300 Marking, the dead of sin paid in full amen. 384 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:58,800 It's why you two will be raised from the dead, when Christ 385 00:23:58,800 --> 00:24:02,400 returns. It's your debt has been paid and 386 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:05,200 so your soul. Now, when you die, your soul 387 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:07,500 will depart from your body and be immediately present with the 388 00:24:07,500 --> 00:24:10,200 Lord. And when Christ returns your Our 389 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:14,500 soul will meet your body in the air at some in some way somehow 390 00:24:15,100 --> 00:24:18,000 it will meet your body in the air and you will live with a 391 00:24:18,008 --> 00:24:20,100 glorious body in the new Heaven and new earth. 392 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:25,200 You'll 12 forever in the state read 1st Corinthians 15 if you 393 00:24:25,700 --> 00:24:29,000 struggling to comprehend, that make a note and read it later. 394 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:31,000 All right, now just do much good to hear. 395 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:35,800 Death was the payment for sins resurrections, the legal release 396 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:38,600 your debt of sin has been paid, Christ has died. 397 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:45,700 Christ is risen. We have hope then for True final 398 00:24:45,700 --> 00:24:49,800 salvation. Because he died and because he 399 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:54,500 rose, we also see it in that he is now seated triumphantly at 400 00:24:54,500 --> 00:24:59,000 God's right hand. At God's right hand. 401 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:02,500 This is further evidence that the work of Salvation is 402 00:25:02,500 --> 00:25:06,000 complete. Again, he was raised from the 403 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:10,000 dead if that, which he had done, did not please God. 404 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:13,500 If that which he had done, did not satisfy the need for 405 00:25:13,500 --> 00:25:15,800 salvation, right? If that was that which was done, 406 00:25:15,900 --> 00:25:22,900 was not ultimately completed. Then Christ could not be invited 407 00:25:22,900 --> 00:25:25,100 back to the right hand of the father. 408 00:25:26,300 --> 00:25:30,200 He would have no place there. He would have been disobedient 409 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:32,300 to the father and what he accomplished. 410 00:25:33,300 --> 00:25:38,000 But he was not disobedient. He says himself in John multiple 411 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:40,800 times that I and the father are one. 412 00:25:41,500 --> 00:25:44,700 I only do that, which the father has sent me to do. 413 00:25:46,100 --> 00:25:48,900 Right, I and the father are Unified. 414 00:25:50,300 --> 00:25:53,300 He makes those statements over. And again, throughout the Book 415 00:25:53,300 --> 00:25:56,300 of John, it's ultimately what led to his execution. 416 00:25:56,300 --> 00:25:58,100 He was equating himself to be God. 417 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:03,100 The problem was he was goth. He is God. 418 00:26:03,900 --> 00:26:06,900 So this is further evidence that he's that, the work of Salvation 419 00:26:06,900 --> 00:26:08,400 is complete. All of a sudden has fired their 420 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:12,100 for accusations against God's children will not stand because 421 00:26:12,100 --> 00:26:13,900 we have a friend in Heaven's Court. 422 00:26:15,300 --> 00:26:17,600 You have a friend in Heaven's courts. 423 00:26:18,700 --> 00:26:23,100 The Son of God stands there on your behalf and that's the next 424 00:26:23,100 --> 00:26:24,900 point. He makes Christ intercedes for 425 00:26:24,900 --> 00:26:27,500 his people on the basis of his own work. 426 00:26:28,900 --> 00:26:33,200 Their Hebrews 7:25 says this consequently. 427 00:26:33,300 --> 00:26:35,700 Jesus is able to save to the uttermost. 428 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:39,700 Those who draw near to God through him, since he always 429 00:26:39,700 --> 00:26:42,200 lives to make intercession for his people. 430 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:45,900 Here's what we know about. Interceding, interceding means 431 00:26:45,900 --> 00:26:53,000 effective intervention for someone Okay, it's effective 432 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:58,300 intervention, he's intervening in your life and he always lives 433 00:26:58,300 --> 00:27:01,700 now to make intercession for his people. 434 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:05,600 Now what this does it mean is that God sits in heaven? 435 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:10,800 God the Father their presence is in heaven, wanting to whack you, 436 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:13,500 you know the whack-a-mole game. He doesn't sit there with a 437 00:27:13,508 --> 00:27:16,700 padded Hammer, looking to beat you over the head, every time 438 00:27:16,700 --> 00:27:21,100 you pop up in some sinfulness. This is not the Father's Heart 439 00:27:21,100 --> 00:27:23,100 towards you for God. So loved the world that he sent 440 00:27:23,100 --> 00:27:23,700 his son. Okay. 441 00:27:23,700 --> 00:27:26,400 This is not the Father's Heart towards you, so I don't want you 442 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:28,900 to hear that. Jesus is interceding for us and 443 00:27:28,900 --> 00:27:32,100 we know that that's a pleading. It's effective intervention, 444 00:27:32,100 --> 00:27:34,300 right? So it can sound like he's up 445 00:27:34,300 --> 00:27:35,200 there. Pleading with God. 446 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:38,500 No, no, no, don't do it. Right? 447 00:27:38,500 --> 00:27:40,200 Look at my hands. Look at my side. 448 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:41,900 Look at my feet. And they've been pierced. 449 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:43,800 I'm bled. I died. 450 00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:45,900 I've paid that debt. Like it's not like he's trying 451 00:27:45,900 --> 00:27:48,300 to intervene in that God's coming at you. 452 00:27:49,500 --> 00:27:53,500 To whack you over the head. This is not God's disposition 453 00:27:53,500 --> 00:28:01,300 towards his people. Know, when you read that Christ 454 00:28:01,300 --> 00:28:04,500 intercedes, he lives always to make intercession for his 455 00:28:04,500 --> 00:28:08,000 people. That's meant for you. 456 00:28:08,300 --> 00:28:12,900 Not the father? You understand that, at the 457 00:28:12,900 --> 00:28:15,900 Father Knows from beginning to end, all that has happened. 458 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:21,300 He has planned it all out, especially the salvation of his 459 00:28:21,300 --> 00:28:24,100 people through the death and resurrection of his son Christ, 460 00:28:24,100 --> 00:28:26,700 right? So he knows that the death was 461 00:28:26,700 --> 00:28:28,600 effective because he ordained the death. 462 00:28:29,500 --> 00:28:33,200 He did that work, so he doesn't need Christ, pleading with him, 463 00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:34,800 rather. When you read that Christ makes 464 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:38,000 intercession for you, that's for your confidence in your comfort. 465 00:28:39,700 --> 00:28:44,100 That's for you to know that Christ stands with a body like 466 00:28:44,100 --> 00:28:48,900 yours with scars and his hands and his feet and his side, he 467 00:28:48,908 --> 00:28:50,900 was pierced for your transgressions. 468 00:28:50,900 --> 00:28:55,400 He was wounded for your iniquities by his stripes. 469 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:59,200 You have been healed That's the intercession that's being made 470 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:02,100 for you. I'll Stand I'll make a few more 471 00:29:02,100 --> 00:29:05,500 comments here. He stands in heaven with concern 472 00:29:05,500 --> 00:29:09,000 for you. He's not unconcerned about you, 473 00:29:09,700 --> 00:29:12,000 he's not disconnected from your life. 474 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:15,500 It's not that he doesn't want, he's not interested in what's 475 00:29:15,500 --> 00:29:18,900 going on in your life. He is fully concerned for you. 476 00:29:18,900 --> 00:29:23,200 He stands always lives, always to make intercession for you. 477 00:29:23,500 --> 00:29:27,600 This is his ministry and Heaven for you and what we read earlier 478 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:29,900 in, Romans 8. And when I say earlier, I mean, 479 00:29:29,900 --> 00:29:33,700 a few weeks ago, all right. What we read earlier in Romans 8 480 00:29:33,700 --> 00:29:38,600 is that the spirit of God enter seeds Within In you and Christ 481 00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:42,200 intercedes on your behalf and Heaven, the spirit of God, 482 00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:45,600 intercedes carries those things to Christ Christ carries those 483 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:48,300 things to the father, you can trust that everything that is 484 00:29:48,300 --> 00:29:52,700 being done in that, intercession is effective for your life and 485 00:29:52,700 --> 00:29:56,600 godliness. It's really incredible, right? 486 00:29:57,500 --> 00:30:00,800 Christ is your Advocates. He's the answer to all the 487 00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:04,400 accusations from Satan and his demons and your own conscience. 488 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:09,100 When your conscience arises to accuse you of being a no-good 489 00:30:09,100 --> 00:30:14,100 and worthless. When Satan Rises to accuse you 490 00:30:14,100 --> 00:30:19,100 saying, you sinful wretch, you do not deserve the love of God 491 00:30:19,100 --> 00:30:23,800 in Christ. When demons come to you too, Tim 492 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:28,300 to and your own Temptation arises within you even right. 493 00:30:29,300 --> 00:30:31,500 Not the demons enter in you, that's confusing. 494 00:30:31,500 --> 00:30:33,500 Okay? But that you're tempted from 495 00:30:33,500 --> 00:30:36,100 without you or from within you, right? 496 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:40,000 When those things happen in your conscience would accuse you when 497 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:43,100 those things happen and you would stand there in your guilds 498 00:30:43,100 --> 00:30:46,200 in your shame. You must remember, you must 499 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:50,500 remember that. Christ lives in heaven, as one, 500 00:30:50,500 --> 00:30:54,800 who died, and rose again, seated, at the right hand of God 501 00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:59,800 and full approval of God's work. Interceding for you. 502 00:31:01,700 --> 00:31:07,900 Pleading his own blood for you. Able to save Hebrew says to the 503 00:31:07,900 --> 00:31:12,000 uttermost all who draw near to God through him, able to save to 504 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:13,700 the uttermost. Why? 505 00:31:13,700 --> 00:31:18,700 Then in sin, would you ever turn away from God? 506 00:31:21,500 --> 00:31:24,400 She this is the great scheme of Satan in your life. 507 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:29,000 Guilt and shame are meant to paralyze you to, where you will 508 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:32,300 never run to the one who can actually save your soul. 509 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:37,800 You'll go on thinking I don't deserve the love of God and the 510 00:31:37,808 --> 00:31:40,600 truth is you don't but it's been graciously given to you. 511 00:31:43,100 --> 00:31:46,600 Been graciously afforded to you and so you don't have to run 512 00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:48,900 away from the Lord, when you sin, right? 513 00:31:48,900 --> 00:31:51,000 Go and hide. I know, I'm really jacking the 514 00:31:51,008 --> 00:31:52,100 camera up here. I'll stay. 515 00:31:53,500 --> 00:32:00,000 You don't have to do that. Instead you can come boldly as 516 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:04,400 Hebrews, 4 says the throne of grace and receive mercy and 517 00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:08,000 Grace in your time of need because Christ is the great high 518 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:10,400 priest. He's able to sympathize with you 519 00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:12,900 in all of your weaknesses because he was tempted and tried 520 00:32:12,900 --> 00:32:17,900 as you are yet without sin. Incredible stuff. 521 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:19,900 This is why he's able to save to the uttermost. 522 00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:25,800 What create comfort then is this for you. 523 00:32:27,500 --> 00:32:30,100 What shall you say to these things right now? 524 00:32:30,100 --> 00:32:31,900 You see my balls? Like what shall we say to these 525 00:32:31,900 --> 00:32:36,500 things? What room is left and your heart 526 00:32:36,500 --> 00:32:40,400 and in your mind for doubting when you suffer, when you find 527 00:32:40,400 --> 00:32:44,000 yourself in despair or all other manners of difficulty and 528 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:46,700 strife, right? What room is there for doubting 529 00:32:46,700 --> 00:32:49,000 the goodness of the Lord towards you? 530 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:51,700 There is no Rune now. It's what I'm saying to you. 531 00:32:51,700 --> 00:32:55,200 There is no room left if you will believe the words of Romans 532 00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:58,900 8. There is no room for doubting 533 00:32:58,900 --> 00:32:59,900 God. Any longer? 534 00:33:00,900 --> 00:33:05,400 Trust him. Or more Jones. 535 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:07,300 Again, he said this. He said because Christ is 536 00:33:07,300 --> 00:33:10,200 eternal, his word will always be the same. 537 00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:14,600 It is a perfect work. It can never end or fail. 538 00:33:15,500 --> 00:33:21,000 It goes on forever in all its absolute perfection and glory. 539 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:25,300 Amen, No matter what? May come your way, you can 540 00:33:25,300 --> 00:33:27,900 confidently, answer those things. 541 00:33:27,900 --> 00:33:34,900 Those people if God is for me who can be against me, Since God 542 00:33:34,900 --> 00:33:38,300 is for us in Jesus Christ, nothing can separate us from his 543 00:33:38,300 --> 00:33:42,000 Everlasting Love. Let's look at that second half 544 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:44,500 of this now. Romans 8:35 through 37. 545 00:33:46,700 --> 00:33:49,800 Paul's just continuing here with the questions who shall separate 546 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:53,700 us from the love of Christ, shall tribulation, or distress 547 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:59,500 or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword as 548 00:33:59,500 --> 00:34:02,100 it is written for your sake. We are being killed all the day 549 00:34:02,100 --> 00:34:05,300 long, we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered. 550 00:34:06,300 --> 00:34:09,600 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him 551 00:34:09,900 --> 00:34:16,600 who loved us. Let's hit those wonderful words 552 00:34:16,600 --> 00:34:20,699 right, though, tribulations and distress, and persecution, and 553 00:34:20,699 --> 00:34:23,800 famine and nakedness and danger, and sword. 554 00:34:24,300 --> 00:34:27,199 May come to us. May threaten us. 555 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:29,900 We are more than conquerors through him. 556 00:34:29,900 --> 00:34:33,100 Who loved us? We are more than conquerors 557 00:34:33,100 --> 00:34:37,400 through him who loved us. so what this means is brothers and 558 00:34:37,400 --> 00:34:42,300 sisters, Paul was Just not denying it, especially in his 559 00:34:42,300 --> 00:34:46,600 day, his love for the Lord. Would eventually bring about his 560 00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:48,800 death, he would lose his head for Christ. 561 00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:54,000 Many of his brothers and sisters have already died for their 562 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:57,000 belief in Christ. And so when he says we were 563 00:34:57,000 --> 00:35:00,300 being regarded as sheep led to a Slaughter, he's being for real. 564 00:35:00,300 --> 00:35:05,800 This is not hyperbole He's being honest about what they're 565 00:35:05,800 --> 00:35:11,300 facing. Especially here in Rome where 566 00:35:11,300 --> 00:35:13,500 things were going to get real bad real soon. 567 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:19,800 And so we're not exempt from dangers. 568 00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:23,900 Rather, we are empowered by God in the midst of dangers. 569 00:35:25,300 --> 00:35:28,300 We're a strengthened to believe that nothing can take us from 570 00:35:28,300 --> 00:35:30,500 his hand, which is just what? The great Shepherd. 571 00:35:30,500 --> 00:35:33,100 Jesus Christ. Himself explains in John chapter 572 00:35:33,100 --> 00:35:37,800 10, verses, 27, and 30. Listen to this, my sheep hear my 573 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:43,000 voice Christ says, and I know them and they follow me. 574 00:35:44,200 --> 00:35:48,800 I give them eternal life and they will never perish and no 575 00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:50,900 one will snatch them out of my hand. 576 00:35:51,700 --> 00:35:59,800 My father who has given them to me. is greater than all and no 577 00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:04,100 one is able to snatch them out of the father's hand, I and the 578 00:36:04,100 --> 00:36:13,000 father are one You can be certain that you can be certain 579 00:36:13,900 --> 00:36:16,900 as he said in Romans 8:28 that God is working together. 580 00:36:16,900 --> 00:36:20,100 All things for the good of those who love him and are called 581 00:36:20,300 --> 00:36:22,700 according to his purpose. You don't have to doubt this. 582 00:36:23,500 --> 00:36:25,400 You don't have to wonder about this. 583 00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:27,900 It's important to distinguish between. 584 00:36:28,700 --> 00:36:31,200 And as you think about that, it's important because it talks 585 00:36:31,200 --> 00:36:33,600 about for those who love God and are called according to his 586 00:36:33,600 --> 00:36:35,000 purpose. So we need to distinguish 587 00:36:35,000 --> 00:36:37,600 between the tribulation of unbelievers, and believers. 588 00:36:40,100 --> 00:36:43,500 I like what Robert how they ain't said, he said, the 589 00:36:43,500 --> 00:36:47,800 tribulation of unbelievers is the effect of the wrath of God. 590 00:36:49,200 --> 00:36:52,400 The tribulation that unbelievers face is the effect of the wrath 591 00:36:52,400 --> 00:36:55,900 of God. But the afflictions of his 592 00:36:55,900 --> 00:37:01,400 people are beneficiary. Corrections, that's so far. 593 00:37:01,400 --> 00:37:03,300 From separating them from his love. 594 00:37:03,900 --> 00:37:07,500 They yield the Peaceable fruit of righteousness and our, for 595 00:37:07,500 --> 00:37:11,400 their profits, that they might not be condemned with the world, 596 00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:17,400 but partakers of his holiness, Getting all things work together 597 00:37:17,500 --> 00:37:20,300 for the good of those who love God and are called according to 598 00:37:20,300 --> 00:37:23,000 his purpose. I'm reminded though of Christ's 599 00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:25,000 own encouragements to his disciples. 600 00:37:25,500 --> 00:37:29,100 This comes on the night when he was betrayed when he was led to 601 00:37:29,100 --> 00:37:33,100 wrongful trial after wrongful trial and when he was ultimately 602 00:37:33,100 --> 00:37:36,900 condemned to death and died on a cross, he told his disciples 603 00:37:36,900 --> 00:37:40,200 this as he sees the growing fear in them as he's announcing these 604 00:37:40,200 --> 00:37:42,500 things he says I have said these things to you. 605 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:46,300 I've warned you what's coming. I've told you about the helper, 606 00:37:46,300 --> 00:37:48,000 the Holy Spirit, who will be with you. 607 00:37:48,200 --> 00:37:51,600 I have said these things to you that in you, sorry. 608 00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:58,500 That in me, you may have peace. In the world, you will have 609 00:37:58,500 --> 00:38:01,300 tribulation Christ, does not say in the world. 610 00:38:01,300 --> 00:38:05,100 You might have in the world. You may have in the world is 611 00:38:05,100 --> 00:38:07,900 possible that you will know in the world. 612 00:38:07,900 --> 00:38:12,500 You will have tribulation, but take Hearts mean, be of good 613 00:38:12,500 --> 00:38:15,900 cheer. Be encouraged be strengthened, 614 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:19,800 take heart because I have overcome the world. 615 00:38:23,400 --> 00:38:26,400 Charles Hodge said this, he said all strength to endure and to 616 00:38:26,400 --> 00:38:32,000 conquer comes to us through Christ who loved us all these 617 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:34,900 things may seem like they could defeat you. 618 00:38:36,800 --> 00:38:42,900 Trial, tribulation nakedness sword hunger. 619 00:38:44,100 --> 00:38:49,100 Famine. Bright holder. this thing seem 620 00:38:49,100 --> 00:38:53,000 like they ought to defeat you They seem like they ought to 621 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:56,200 stop the work of God in your life that will put an end to it 622 00:38:56,400 --> 00:39:02,500 immediately. And yet God and his people whom 623 00:39:02,500 --> 00:39:08,500 he loves remain United and Inseparable now and forever even 624 00:39:08,500 --> 00:39:14,800 in all those things. And that is where Paul takes you 625 00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:17,000 Nets. Look at verses 38 and 39. 626 00:39:22,300 --> 00:39:26,200 For, I am sure that neither death. 627 00:39:27,800 --> 00:39:34,100 Nor live. Nor angels nor rulers nor things 628 00:39:34,100 --> 00:39:42,500 present, nor things to come nor powers nor height nor depth nor 629 00:39:42,500 --> 00:39:47,600 anything else in all creation. Just in case I've left something 630 00:39:47,600 --> 00:39:53,200 off the list, anything else in all creation, will be able to 631 00:39:53,200 --> 00:39:56,100 separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. 632 00:39:56,100 --> 00:40:03,900 Our lord. As I was reading that it came to 633 00:40:03,908 --> 00:40:08,100 my attention that boys and girls, you guys are doing an 634 00:40:08,100 --> 00:40:11,400 incredible job. And I just wanted to say that, 635 00:40:12,700 --> 00:40:14,800 You're doing a wonderful job, keep it up. 636 00:40:17,300 --> 00:40:23,100 Absolutely nothing and all the created World, absolutely 637 00:40:23,100 --> 00:40:27,500 nothing and all the created world can sever the relationship 638 00:40:27,500 --> 00:40:30,500 of love that we share with God in Christ Jesus. 639 00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:35,400 But the Creator will not be defeated by his creation that's 640 00:40:35,400 --> 00:40:37,300 impossible. And, you know, unless it's 641 00:40:37,300 --> 00:40:40,200 Terminator and I, alright, it's a human creation. 642 00:40:40,700 --> 00:40:43,300 But the creator of all things are at the god of Heaven and 643 00:40:43,300 --> 00:40:46,700 Earth, the God, who spoke and things came to being literally 644 00:40:46,700 --> 00:40:53,700 out of nothing, out of nothing. He thought the things up, he 645 00:40:53,700 --> 00:40:59,400 spoke them into being and they were this God, nothing in his 646 00:40:59,400 --> 00:41:02,200 creation can thwart his purposes. 647 00:41:02,200 --> 00:41:06,500 Nothing can defeat him in his creation rather rather in it's 648 00:41:06,500 --> 00:41:08,400 important to make this distinction is not just that he 649 00:41:08,400 --> 00:41:10,700 won't be defeated. Here's what's actually happening 650 00:41:10,800 --> 00:41:13,200 the creation will always serve the ultimate. 651 00:41:13,200 --> 00:41:16,500 Good purpose of the creator for the glory of God, who created 652 00:41:16,500 --> 00:41:19,800 all things and the good of his people, whom he eternally loves. 653 00:41:19,800 --> 00:41:21,300 That's what Paul is telling you here. 654 00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:27,800 That's important, right? Because if I think that God is 655 00:41:27,800 --> 00:41:32,200 in heaven and he's the creator of all things, and I believe 656 00:41:32,200 --> 00:41:33,900 that because that's what the Bible tells us. 657 00:41:34,200 --> 00:41:37,400 But all the things can just kind of do whatever they want. 658 00:41:37,400 --> 00:41:40,200 And they can cause whatever problems they want the cause 659 00:41:40,500 --> 00:41:44,400 then it's a chaotic world. I live in, and you have a 660 00:41:44,408 --> 00:41:46,800 decision to make. Do you want Christ, or do you 661 00:41:46,800 --> 00:41:50,700 want chaos? Because what we see here is that 662 00:41:50,700 --> 00:41:53,500 Christ is seated at the right hand of the father always 663 00:41:53,500 --> 00:41:58,000 interceding for us and so you can't have chaos and Christ at 664 00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:00,000 the same time. Now they can go together but 665 00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:02,200 you're going to believe the one in the one's going to save you 666 00:42:02,200 --> 00:42:06,700 from the other. Chaos will not defeat you. 667 00:42:08,300 --> 00:42:14,100 You're more than a conqueror. In Christ because of the love of 668 00:42:14,100 --> 00:42:20,400 God. If God is for you, who can be 669 00:42:20,400 --> 00:42:24,800 against you, if God is for you, what can be against you all 670 00:42:24,800 --> 00:42:27,700 manner of things can come against you ride, but not 671 00:42:27,800 --> 00:42:32,100 ultimately against you, not ultimately to sever the love 672 00:42:32,100 --> 00:42:34,500 that you've received. That's not going to happen. 673 00:42:35,500 --> 00:42:37,800 Absolutely nothing. And all the creative world, can 674 00:42:37,800 --> 00:42:40,700 sever the relationship that we have with God, that we share 675 00:42:40,900 --> 00:42:45,500 with him in Christ. And so again I'll say it one 676 00:42:45,508 --> 00:42:49,100 more time, the creation will always serve the ultimate. 677 00:42:49,100 --> 00:42:52,000 Good purpose of the creator for the glory of God, who created 678 00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:56,600 all things, and the good of his people, whom he eternally loves, 679 00:42:58,400 --> 00:43:04,300 amen. Me tell you what Charles Simeon 680 00:43:04,400 --> 00:43:08,900 wrote at the end of this. He said, nothing can nothing 681 00:43:08,900 --> 00:43:13,700 surely can be conceived. More delightful than to possess 682 00:43:13,700 --> 00:43:16,300 an assured hope of Eternal happiness and Glory. 683 00:43:16,800 --> 00:43:20,100 Nothing you can conceive. Could be more delightful than to 684 00:43:20,100 --> 00:43:23,600 possess an assured hope of Eternal happiness and Glory. 685 00:43:24,200 --> 00:43:27,200 He goes on if we profess that nothing shall separate us from 686 00:43:27,200 --> 00:43:30,800 the love of God, let us then take care, that nothing does 687 00:43:30,800 --> 00:43:34,300 separate us from it. Let nothing in the whole 688 00:43:34,300 --> 00:43:37,800 creation draws, aside from the path of Duty or hinder our 689 00:43:37,800 --> 00:43:41,900 progress in the Devon life. Amen. 690 00:43:43,600 --> 00:43:45,000 So here's the deal brothers and sisters. 691 00:43:45,000 --> 00:43:48,700 If you've been saved by the grace of God in Christ Jesus, 692 00:43:48,700 --> 00:43:54,700 your lord serve him as such. If you've made him Lord, through 693 00:43:54,700 --> 00:44:01,800 faith submit to him as Lord. What I mean is obey God. 694 00:44:03,300 --> 00:44:08,700 See to it that nothing separates this again, Paul makes the 695 00:44:08,700 --> 00:44:10,800 argument all the way back in, Romans 6. 696 00:44:11,100 --> 00:44:13,900 That just because Grace abounds does not mean we that our sin 697 00:44:13,900 --> 00:44:16,700 must have bound. He says it's the exact opposite 698 00:44:16,700 --> 00:44:20,900 because Grace abounds our obedience should have bound. 699 00:44:22,600 --> 00:44:25,400 Again, it's like Patricia coming to me and saying hey you know, 700 00:44:25,400 --> 00:44:27,000 if I'm ready to see what might come of this. 701 00:44:27,200 --> 00:44:32,400 I love you, right? It's really foolish thing to say 702 00:44:32,400 --> 00:44:35,600 somehow it worked like it's because God's greater than I am. 703 00:44:37,100 --> 00:44:38,400 Miracles happen. Brothers. 704 00:44:38,700 --> 00:44:46,200 Miracles, happen. and so, When you've received the grace of 705 00:44:46,200 --> 00:44:49,500 God, though, when you've received the love of God in 706 00:44:49,500 --> 00:44:52,900 Christ Jesus, the disposition of your heart. 707 00:44:54,500 --> 00:44:56,400 Right? The stature of your spear heart 708 00:44:56,400 --> 00:45:04,300 and your mind and your will is to say I love you and it's 709 00:45:04,300 --> 00:45:07,200 Tennille. It's to bend the knee to Christ 710 00:45:07,200 --> 00:45:09,700 the King. It's the say to him. 711 00:45:09,700 --> 00:45:12,000 You were Lord of lords and King of Kings. 712 00:45:12,400 --> 00:45:15,300 I'm surrendering my whole self to your lordship. 713 00:45:16,400 --> 00:45:19,700 Not one area of my life is off of off-limits from you. 714 00:45:20,700 --> 00:45:23,300 That one area of my life is my own. 715 00:45:25,900 --> 00:45:32,700 I surrender to you my mind. My heart, my strength, my soul. 716 00:45:34,800 --> 00:45:36,100 Right. What's the greatest commandment? 717 00:45:36,100 --> 00:45:39,100 Love the Lord, your God with your heart, your mind, your 718 00:45:39,100 --> 00:45:41,500 soul, your strength, and some translations. 719 00:45:43,800 --> 00:45:45,300 You're surrendering those things to have. 720 00:45:46,700 --> 00:45:49,600 You're saying not my will but your will be done, not my 721 00:45:49,600 --> 00:45:56,100 kingdom, but your kingdom come. And that's since God has for you 722 00:45:56,100 --> 00:45:59,700 in Jesus Christ. Nothing can separate you from 723 00:45:59,700 --> 00:46:02,700 his Everlasting. Love, would you stand to your 724 00:46:02,700 --> 00:46:15,900 feet this morning? We're going to receive the 725 00:46:15,900 --> 00:46:18,600 Lord's supper together. And so a couple of quick notes 726 00:46:18,600 --> 00:46:20,500 on that before my instructions for you. 727 00:46:26,700 --> 00:46:32,900 First is we practice communion for believers here? 728 00:46:34,600 --> 00:46:41,200 so if you are believer in Christ Jesus, you've been baptized In 729 00:46:41,200 --> 00:46:42,800 Christ Jesus, in the name of the father. 730 00:46:42,800 --> 00:46:43,800 Son. Holy Spirit, right? 731 00:46:43,800 --> 00:46:48,100 You submitted yourself to him. Then we invite you to receive 732 00:46:48,100 --> 00:46:50,400 communion with us today, whether you're a member of New Life 733 00:46:50,400 --> 00:46:53,400 Community Church or not. You are a member of the Church 734 00:46:53,400 --> 00:46:54,600 of Christ. Amen. 735 00:46:58,200 --> 00:47:00,900 Second thing is, if you have a gluten allergy, there is a 736 00:47:00,900 --> 00:47:03,500 gluten-free option there. You just have to look at the 737 00:47:03,500 --> 00:47:05,900 tape. That's provided like your 738 00:47:05,900 --> 00:47:10,700 brother at the top part of that. So trust, you'll figure that 739 00:47:10,700 --> 00:47:16,600 out. She looks awesome. 740 00:47:17,300 --> 00:47:19,300 You'll find that allergy there's nuts in there. 741 00:47:19,400 --> 00:47:30,000 So sweet Okay, all right, so two great reasons to protect of the 742 00:47:30,000 --> 00:47:36,500 Lord's Supper this morning. One is that God is for you in 743 00:47:36,500 --> 00:47:39,700 Christ Jesus? We looked at it right. 744 00:47:39,700 --> 00:47:44,000 His death, his resurrection, he sits at the right hand of God, 745 00:47:44,000 --> 00:47:51,800 he makes intercession for you. Those actions those Works. 746 00:47:52,100 --> 00:47:56,400 Save all, who believe forever from their sins. 747 00:47:58,200 --> 00:48:03,400 And so I invite you today to believe these things to trust 748 00:48:03,400 --> 00:48:06,600 these things, to prepare your heart to receive the Lord's. 749 00:48:06,600 --> 00:48:10,300 Supper in a worthy manner, as you see the work of Christ that 750 00:48:10,300 --> 00:48:15,700 we've seen today, his body and his blood are now provided in a 751 00:48:16,800 --> 00:48:21,800 Cup for you to partake of. You're saying, I will always 752 00:48:22,100 --> 00:48:25,700 trust in the broken body and shed blood of my Lord Jesus 753 00:48:25,700 --> 00:48:29,100 Christ for my salvation. Second. 754 00:48:30,600 --> 00:48:33,500 As I mentioned, just a second ago, we must take great for 755 00:48:33,500 --> 00:48:36,000 suits. Great care. 756 00:48:36,000 --> 00:48:39,000 Sorry must take, great care in our pursuit of Jesus Christ. 757 00:48:40,200 --> 00:48:43,100 You must repent of sins. Believe In Christ for your 758 00:48:43,100 --> 00:48:45,700 forgiveness and salvation. This is the work. 759 00:48:45,700 --> 00:48:47,300 I tell. I even tell children when they 760 00:48:47,300 --> 00:48:50,800 come and they want to talk about salvation repentance and believe 761 00:48:50,800 --> 00:48:53,100 they explain. They've repented they believe 762 00:48:53,100 --> 00:48:55,400 the gospel. I just encourage him. 763 00:48:55,400 --> 00:48:59,800 This will be your life from now until your final breath to 764 00:48:59,800 --> 00:49:04,400 repent and believe always. You never outgrow repentance and 765 00:49:04,400 --> 00:49:07,100 belief. You never outgrow it. 766 00:49:09,400 --> 00:49:12,700 It strengthens your maturity and so today, as we prepare, our 767 00:49:12,700 --> 00:49:15,800 hearts to receive the Lord's supper, if there's sin in your 768 00:49:15,800 --> 00:49:21,800 life, repent of it. and so we're going to sing a song together 769 00:49:21,800 --> 00:49:27,500 this morning as the worship team sings, you need to pray can sing 770 00:49:27,500 --> 00:49:30,800 along it Parts if you want to but commit your heart to prayer 771 00:49:30,900 --> 00:49:35,000 in this moment. Pray for repentance, pray that 772 00:49:35,000 --> 00:49:38,400 the Lord would strengthen belief as you receive Christ in the 773 00:49:38,400 --> 00:49:40,400 Lord's Supper today. Amen.