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“If God is for us”           [Romans 8:31-39]     God loves me and you.   Because of His love, God chose us in advance (predestination) (Rom.8:29, 30), who knew in advance (foreknowledge) (v. 29).   And God called us, the chosen ones, through the gospel of Jesus Christ, and made us believe in Jesus amidst the inspiration, influence, and works of the Holy Spirit, and thus called us righteous (justification).   And God has given us who have been called righteous eternal hope.   That eternal hope is the glory that will be revealed to us in the future (v. 18), the redemption of our body (v. 23), and the glory of resurrection.   In other words, God will glorify us in the future (v. 30).   This is God's will for us who love Him (v. 27).   As God accomplishes this will, God the Holy Spirit also dwells in us who believe in Jesus and continues to pray with inexpressible groanings for His will to be fulfilled...

Those who are in Christ Jesus           [Romans 8:1-11]     There may be hymns or gospel songs that you like.   And you probably have a reason why you like that hymn or gospel song.   Personally, when I see brothers and sisters in Christ whom I love around me suffering from hard work, I often exhort them by quoting the lyrics of the 2nd verse of the gospel song “We Will Keep Our Faith Alive”: “We will live as God has planned though at times we may not understand.   Many things we may not see, but our faith will help us believe.   From His word we learn the truth; through His love we all are born a new. ….”   I don't know how much comfort and strength these lyrics are.   Although it is difficult to fathom what the Lord intends, there are many times when I am personally strengthened and comforted by the fact that I am always in the Lord's will.   In the midst of this, I began to ponder a little in...

  Salvation of the Triune God (1)       [Romans 8:1-4]                          I would like to meditate on the Word of God under the title “Salvation of the Triune God” focusing on Romans 8:1-4.  God the Father, Jesus the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are one God.    Romans 8:1 says “Christ Jesus” (God the Son), verse 2 “the Spirit” (God the Holy Spirit), and verse 3 “God” (God the Father).  Today, I would like to think about the salvation of the Son Jesus in the “Salvation of the Triune God (1)”                   Look at Romans 8:1 – “Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”   “Christ Jesus” is the Son of God [“His Son” (1:2, 3)].  Jesus, the only begotten Son of God the Father, became a man [“according to ...

  ‘As through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men’       [Romans 5:12-21]                           Romans 5:12-19 speaks of the same and different aspects of Adam and Jesus Christ: Verses 12-14 are the same aspects of Adam and Jesus Christ, verses 15-17 are the different aspects of Adam and Jesus Christ, and verses 18-19 are the same and the different aspects of Adam and Jesus Christ.  Romans 5:18-19: “So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men.  For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous.”   Here, the conjunction “So then” (v. 18) concludes Romans 5:12-17 comprehensively.      ...