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Romans 8:20

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18I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.19The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed.

20For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope

21thatOr subjected it in hope. 21 For the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.

22We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.23Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.24For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has?25But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

26In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.27And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.

Topics: life hope creation lust vanity futility restoration blah topic the_fall

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LeapOfFaaaith - (eBible Scholar) about 1 year ago.

Here we see an passage - from Romans 8:18-22 - That alludes to the futility of hoping in this world and the people in it. We are bound in a bondage of corruption - our only hope it to place our hope in God. In an amazing way, this lets this world off the hook. As it can never satisfy us, why even look to it expectantly (Why look to the people in it expectantly)

prevail_magazine - (eBible Enthusiast) 3 months ago.

Flesh is created subject to vanity — Satan uses lust as the access window

paulwhelms - (eBible Mentor) 7 months ago.

The theme of hope in Romans comes to the forefront in this chapter, though Abraham's example of hope is seen in chapter 5 (go read it!). But does Paul want us to have no hope for and in this present world at all? It seems clear that the 'futility' that God brought about within the created realm because of Adam's sin ('cursed is the ground because of you') will *not* be reversed until its complete transformation at the resurrection of believers. It seems that the curse on creation was meant (as with so many of God's judgments) to bring repentance and forcefully remind us that all is not well in the universe; the curse won't be fully reversed until sin and death have ceased their reign. Hope 'does not put us to shame', however, because the power of sin and death has been overcome by Christ! Now our life's aim can be directed at better things -- the eternal weight of glory promised by God to those who wait for Him as citizens of a heavenly Kingdom. Some might say that this is an escapist mentality, but this kind of hope is said (and seen in so many saints) to come only in the midst of steadfast perseverance and faith (Romans 5:1-5). Hope in Christ and in heaven will only grow as we endure suffering and learn to faithfully steward our lives in this present world.

Ma36783 - (eBible Novice) about 1 year ago.

This is whqt I say about it