Romans 8:31-34 - Secured in Your Salvation
- Chad Werkhoven
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Whether you feel close to God or far away, know your Savior is interceding for you.
Romans 8:31–34 (NIV)
31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 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? 33 Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34 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.
Canons of Dordt
Point 5 - Perseverance of the Saints
Article 8: The Certainty of This Preservation
It is
not by our own merits or strength
but by God’s undeserved mercy
that we
neither forfeit faith and grace totally
nor remain in our downfalls to the end and are lost.
With respect to ourselves
this not only easily could happen,
but also undoubtedly would happen;
but with respect to God
it cannot possibly happen,
since
his plan cannot be changed,
his promise cannot fail,
the calling according to his purpose cannot be revoked,
the merit of Christ as well as his interceding and preserving cannot be nullified,
and the sealing of the Holy Spirit can neither be invalidated nor wiped out.
Summary
Today's summary is re-posted from August 21, 2024
Romans 8 never fails to disappoint. I've always taught students that when (not if) they come to the end of their rope and don't know where else to turn, open a Bible to Romans chapter 8. Every verse in it is pure comforting truth, and today's short passage is no exception.
Today's opening line announced that God is for us. Just let that sink in.
Maybe that phrase seems sort of cheesy to you, like an overly saccharin sweet greeting card given to cheer you out of a low moment in life. Maybe it triggers your cynical side, as you wonder how different the world would look if God were actually 'for' everyone.
But that's not what it says. God isn't for everyone, He's for us! This statement comes on the heels of a passage called the 'golden chain of our salvation,' which unpacks how God bends history for the good of those He chose for Himself before creation. God is for you!
Dig Deeper
Yesterday we noted that your salvation is secure because you're protected by His Name - that is, you're covered by God's attributes. As the Canons put it, you cannot possibly lose your salvation, since God's plan cannot be changed, God's promise cannot fail, and God's calling according to His purpose cannot be revoked.
But that's not all that's holding you securely in God's hands! Today's passage adds two more layers of eternal security. First, it reminds you that nobody can truly be against you since as we've already noted, God is for you. Certainly this doesn't mean you won't face any opposition in your life, but rather that whatever opposition you do face will ultimately fail. Nobody - not even the devil himself - can bring any charge against those whom God has chosen!
Secondly, you're not just held secure by what God has done and the merit of Christ - although that would be more than enough! - but also by what your Savior continues to do for you! At this very moment, He is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for you.
Know that at every moment of every day - on days that you feel close to God, and especially on days where you feel far removed - Christ Jesus is appealing on your behalf to His Father, the Sovereign God who omnipotently controls all that is.
ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our Father, who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all, who will also graciously give us all things;
ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that you would live in the confidence and assurance being so totally secured in your salvation;
ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED:
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