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God’s Indomitable Love in Christ Cont’d (Rom. 8:31-39)

‘What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but handed him over for us all, how will he not also give us everything else along with him? Who will bring a charge against God’s chosen ones? It is God who acquits us. Who will condemn? It is Christ [Jesus] who died, rather, was raised, who also is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us. What will separate us from the love of Christ? Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword? As it is written: “For your sake we are being slain all the day; we are looked upon as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord (Rom. 8:31-39).'

Once we have faith in Christ, God’s plan of salvation makes it clear that he is on our side.  God has forgiven followers of Christ and, as a just judge, has ruled in their favor so Satan cannot bring a charge against them because the risen Christ continues to intercede for them.  As expressed in Jn. 3:16, none of the dangers or vicissitudes of life can make the true Christian forget the love Christ and his Father showed to mankind through Christ’s death and resurrection.  Throughout history, Christians have been persecuted but that is a sign that God is near.  No matter what difficult circumstances in which they find themselves, Christians will not be separated from the love of God in Christ Jesus.  

Almighty God, you allowed your son to be put to death out of love for us so that we could be saved.  You sacrificed an absolute, infinite, and perfect love for a fragile, temporal and imperfect love from a disobedient creation.  Grant us the graces we need for salvation and teach us to love you as you love us.  This we pray through Christ our Lord.  Amen!

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References:

Raymond E. Brown, Joseph A. Fitzmyer, & Roland E. Murphy, (Eds.). (1990, 1968). The New Jerome Biblical Commentary. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentis Hall, Inc.

Jose M. Casciaro, Santiago Ausin, Gonzalo Aranda, Claudio Basevi, Vincente Balaguer, Francisco Varo, James Gavigan, Brian McCarthy & Thomas McGovern (Eds.). (2017). The Navarre Bible - New Testament. Dublin 8, Ireland: Four Courts Press.

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