Romans chapter 8, which is the magnificent centerpiece of this most magnificent book of the Bible, ends confidence, exclaiming, "In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us (Romans In introducing this topic, Paul writes, "I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart (Romans that follows this, he's right back in the saddle again (The very next words famously begin chapter 12 at God because you don't understand what's going on, remember this tremendous doxology at the end of Romans

Romans 8:32-34 (NIV) ... If God is for us, who can be against us? Summary Romans 8 never fails to disappoint. when (not if) they come to the end of their rope and don't know where else to turn, open a Bible to Romans But how could what we just read in Romans 8 - or any one of a number of passages that say something similar Read these truths again with fresh eyes - both our Confession, and especially awesome passages like Romans

Romans 1:18-32 (NIV) 18  The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and

Romans 13:8-10 (NIV) 8  Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another others is the fulfillment of the law, and love "is not self-seeking" and "keeps no record (1 Cor. 13:5) where Jesus indicates that the righteousness of His disciples must surpass that of the Pharisees (Matt. 5:

Romans 2:28-29 (NIV) 28  A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly, nor is circumcision merely

Romans 10:1-4 (NIV) Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may In fact, a chapter earlier at the beginning of Romans 9, Paul describes this pain as "great sorrow and

Romans 6:1-4 (NIV) What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase?

Romans 9:6-16 (NIV) CONTEXT: Romans nine is one of the most difficult chapters in the Bible, dealing twins were born or had done anything good or bad—in order that God’s purpose in election might stand: 12 Passages like Romans 9 are not put in the Bible just to give you a headache or to provide fodder for Romans 9, like every other chapter in the Bible, is there to build up your comfort and confidence in Today: Romans 3

ponder the invisible things of God: his eternal power and his divinity, as the apostle Paul says in Romans

Romans 8:1-4 (NIV) Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because Summary In Romans chapter 8 we see the importance of the dual natures of Christ. Despite our ongoing battle with sin, Paul reminds us in the opening verses of Romans 8 that our eternity