Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?- New American Standard Version (1995)Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?- Youngs Literal Bible. (K) Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? tribulation or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?- Darby BibleWho shall separate us from the love of Christ? “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? This was the love out of which her move for all those around her arose. (A)If God is for us, who can be against us? Paul knew that regardless of circumstances and his own performance, that nothing could separate him from the love of God. shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?” 38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. In this lab, John Piper reveals the love of God for us, and calls us all to love one another in response to this great love. Nothing that life throws our way can separate us from Him. Silent Reflection We can sometimes point to things outside of ourselves and claim that they are pulling us away from God, or that He is pulling Himself away from us, neither of which is true. No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly through him who loved us. It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. He doesn’t want us to wonder or doubt; He wants us to know and be convinced of this truth. True, God … (D)It is God who justifies. That is the point of Romans 8:35, “Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ.” God is calling us to new depths of love for each other and for those outside. Nothing in all creation can separate us from God's love for us in Christ Jesus our Lord! 34 (E)Who is he who condemns? How to introduce this sermon: People need to be reminded that all human relationships fail or end. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. The immutability of God makes it impossible for Him to forget His children. Christ Jesus who died(G)—more than that, who was raised to life(H)—is at the right hand of God(I) and is also interceding for us. 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor (J)principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. 32 Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else? No one and nothing can do this. Even when he was persecuting the church, even when rejecting Jesus, as the messiah, the saviour of the world. I feel like no matter what I 'm going through or dealing with as a child of God, I will not let nothing seperate me from the love of Christ.I know that the devil come to steal,kill, us from God love but he is a liar from hell and the truth is not in him. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan. 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