Nothing Can Separate Us from God's Love Romans 8:39

Paul the apostle asked the people in Rome, “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?”, and he gave these suggestions, “shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?” He referred to scripture as he wrote, “As it is written, For your sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”, and he added, “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.” In chapter eight and verse thirty-nine of Romans, Paul mentions more things that in no way, “shall be able to separate us from the love of God” where we read:

Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature,

shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The verse begins, “Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, ...” Paul began with the words, “nor height” which means “not things elevated such as a barrier, rampart or bulwark”, “nor depth” or “extremely deep sea or poverty”, “nor any other creature” which refers to “not certain creations, institutions or ordinances”. Paul added “things elevated, extremely deep or other created things” to his list.

The verse continues, “... shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord”. Paul added the words, “shall be able” or “will have power whether by virtue of one's ability and resources or a state of mind, favorable circumstances or by permission of law or custom” “to separate us” which means “to divide, part, put asunder and depart from Paul, his companions and his believing readers” “from the love” or “apart and separate from the affection, good will, benevolence and unconditional love” “of God” which refers to “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”, “which is in Christ” or “that is by and with the anointed One, the Messiah and the Son of God” “Jesus” whose name means “Jehovah is Salvation” and is “the Son of God, the Savior of mankind and God incarnate” “our Lord” which refers to “Paul's, his companions' and his readers person to whom a thing belongs about which he has power of deciding”. Paul shared how none of the things he listed would “divide and part” “believers” from “God's love” which is given through His Son and “our Lord Jesus”.

When we meditate upon these words of Paul, we see how “nothing” can “separate” believers in Jesus from “God's love”. Some people wonder if God really loves them, and those who put their “faith and trust” in Jesus can be assured He does. “God so loved the world”, and He gives opportunity for every person to have their “sins” wiped away so they can have a personal relationship with Him. Once they do, nothing “created” can “separate” them from “God's unconditional love”.

Next time we begin a new chapter and see Paul declare, “I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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