God's Everlasting Love
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? Rom 8:31
What shall we... Questions 46-52. Next, Rom. 9:14. We must conclude from these doctrines that God is for us and will freely give us all things; that God alone is our judge; that Christ and the Holy Spirit are our helpers; that nothing can separate us from the love of Christ; and that we are more than conquerors over all enemies through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Greek construction is better translated “Since God is for us.”
We read (in 1 Corinthians):
1Cor. 8:12 “But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.”
God fights for us and gives us the victory. God causes even our enemies to live at peace with us, if we are Christians. Those who are opposed to God’s people are really opposed to God.
It is astounding to realize that God’s plan of salvation for people is a program that reaches from eternity past to eternity future which God will carry out perfectly. Recognizing this, Paul asked and answered (in Rom. 8:31-39) seven questions to drive home the truth that a believer’s eternal salvation is completely secure in God’s hands. The first question is general, What, then, shall we say in response to this? (cf. Rom. 4:1; 6:1; 9:14, 9:30) The obvious response to Rom. 8:28-30 would be to say “Hallelujah,” or to stand in open-mouthed amazement.
This leads to a series of six more specific questions. The first is, If God is for us, who can be against us? Obviously, Satan and his demonic hosts are against believers (cf. Eph. 6:11-13; 1Pet. 5:8), but they cannot ultimately prevail and triumph over believers. God is the self-existent One and the sovereign Creator and, since He is for believers, no one can oppose believers successfully.
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