Romans 8:28-39 Series

As secure as our salvation is by the path God chose for us in bringing us to faith, so also is our security in never having to worry about loosing that salvation. Paul states here that nothing can separate us from the love of God. Not even we ourselves.

There are those that think they can loose their salvation every time they sin. If you are unfortunate enough to have sinned just before getting hit by a truck and killed without asking for forgiveness and repenting that you are doomed to hell.

If that is what you believe I would say that you would have to be on your knees every second of the day asking for forgiveness with no time left to do anything else.

Romans 8:37-39 No, 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, 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.

“We are more than conquerors” Paul tells us here. The Greek word for these five is hypernikomen or super-conquerors. Why such elevation for those who are also called sheep. It seems almost like opposites sheep conquerors the just don’t seem to fit together do they?

In Ephesians 6:12 it says For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

That’s why “more than conquerors” because what God is accomplishing through us can not be accomplished by any means of our own. It takes the supernatural power of God to be able to win the battle over the supernatural forces of evil. Mere man from start to finish only looses this fight on his own.

And what better way to finish chapter eight than with these verses.

38-39 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, 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.