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Romans 8:36

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More Than Conquerors

28And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him,Some manuscripts And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God whoOr works together with those who love him to bring about what is good–with those who have been called according to his purpose.29For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.30And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.

31What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?32He 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?33Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies.34Who is he that condemns? 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.35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

36As it is written:
“For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”Psalm 44:22

37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,Or nor heavenly rulers neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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paulwhelms - (eBible Mentor) 6 months ago.

The enemies of God cannot assault God Himself, although Satan tempted Jesus and blinded men in order to crucify the Son of God. Rather, the Enemy seeks to grieve God and glorify sin as the human race is led into further and further corruption, lawlessness, and rebellion. In response to this, we have a beautiful and powerful truth that makes demons shudder -- Christ came to destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8). The adversary knows that his time is short (Revelation 12:12) and so we are told that the inhabitants of the earth should mourn. The reason? We will experience Satan's wrath and fury. However meager Satan's power is when compared to the all-saving power of Christ in us, it is still a power that God allows to work in this present age. Satan may kill us, and certainly has targeted every Christian as an object of destruction (1 Peter 5:8). But all we must do is be sober-minded and watchful, as Peter says. Our God is a great shield and His Spirit casts away all darkness. What a victory we have in Jesus our Lord, before whom demons shudder! He will destroy God's enemies with the breath of his mouth (Isaiah 11:4, 2 Thessalonians 2:8), and will bring us finally to Himself forever and ever. Jesus has given us the word: "I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it" (Matthew 16:18-19).