Romans 8 34-39

 02/11 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

         Paul’s Letter To The Romans

34 - So who is there to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died. And more than that, it is he who was raised, and is now at the right hand of God interceding for us. 35 Who can separate us from the love of Christ? Can tribulation or distress? Persecution, or famine? Nakedness, or danger? Or sword? 36 As it’s written, “For your sake we are being killed” (dying/entropy) “all the day long, we are thought of” {by the adversary and enmity} “as sheep for slaughter.”

     37 But in all these things, we are more than conquerors! Through he who loves us. 38 For I know that neither death nor life, angels nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything in all of creation, is able to separate us from the love of God {so openly displayed} in Christ Jesus our Lord.

     {Now we have the world judging God - but, Ro.3:4 - for Jesus’ crucifixion.. which of course was bound to occur, because the adversary “is god of this world”. (Of entropy, which the first gone rogue one, and all, have been gathered and bound up under. One aNd DONE). Such thinking (judging/blaming God) is short sighted. “God is savior of all” 1Tim.4:10. Imperfect is an abyss of potential. Christ Crucified (the remedy) hAs to be stroNg enough to appease eveRy conscience. Think cruel, heartless despots, child sex traffickers (&customers), etc. Their INITIAL conditions on GET judgment ‘day’ are portrayed in the outside of the vision narrative of Rev.22. Also in the rich man and Lazarus parable.. the inner, outside of the light, darkness.. gnashing of teeth. But which, because Jesus “wiLL draw aLL” (Jn.12:32) will progress to weeping.. beating self up with many stripes.. deep gut wrenching remorse.. (How low can we go? It only depends upon where it is God blocks with his hand.) What anguish is sure to occur to those worst of the worst, until realizing “Christ Crucified”. A strong enough image to appease even the very guiltiest of consciences. So WHO is there to condemn? WHO judges us? WHO is the judge? What works best? (Or perhaps even exclusively!) The outward, being judged by another? Or inward (self) judgment? God, is 100% unfettered Genius. A small clue is the vast universe.. That highly accelerated biG banG into the universe as is, but like a clock not running, then set in motion. Besides being wRong, the world speaks with forked tongue. Has put on sheep’s clothing, but also speaks endless division, the siren call to armageddon -> Isaiah 24:20, Rev.10:4.} [Ps.91,46,23, Rev.7:15-17.]

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 9:1-8

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What we pursue is what we conform to?