Lesson 199: Romans 8:31
Romans 8:31
The Blueprint — The Verse
What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
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The Context — The History
Romans 8 culminates Paul's teaching on life in the Spirit amid suffering. Early Christians faced opposition from synagogue and state; Paul anchors assurance in God's unstoppable love in Christ.
The Narrative — The Lead-Up
After promises that all things work for good and that nothing separates us from God's love, Paul poses a rhetorical question: if God is for us, who can successfully oppose his people?
The Echo — Follow-on Verses
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Romans 8:30
30And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.
Read the verse immediately before this lesson (Romans 8:30) to hear the lead-in to the passage.
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Romans 8:32
32He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
Read the verse immediately after this lesson (Romans 8:32) to continue the passage.
Discussion
- What 'things' make you doubt that God is for you?
- How does Romans 8 reshape your view of suffering?
- Who or what feels 'against you' that God outweighs?