Romans 8.31 this morning. This introduces my favorite part of my favorite chapter in the NT.
Paul begins the most sublime section of all of his writings with this question: "If God is for us, who can be against us?" It is a conclusion drawn from what he has just argued, from the Scriptures, from history, and from his own experience. Who can be against us? No one can be against us if God is on our side, meaning, no one can prevail against us. As JFB says in their commentary, "If God be resolved and engaged to bring us through, all our enemies must be his." Just so. My enemies are God's enemies and it is a solemn and desperate thing to be an enemy of God. If God sets his face against you, then your destruction is sure and certain.
As followers of Christ we rest in the fact that God will vindicate us. God is the rock upon which we stand, and to which we cling in the storms and trials of life. He is for us. Why worry about who or what is against us?
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