Romans 8

Illustration of Romans 8:35-37 -- Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? ... No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

Illustration of Romans 8:16-18 NLT -- For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God's children. And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God's glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering. Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.

Inspirational illustration of Romans 8:19-21 NIV -- For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed ... the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the childr

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Illustration of Romans 8:35-37 -- Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or sword? No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

Illustration of Romans 8:13-14 -- For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

Illustration of Romans 8:38-39 -- For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Illustration of Romans 8:38-39 -- I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither present nor the future, nor powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is ours in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Illustration of Romans 8:26-27 -- In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will.

Illustration of Romans 8:26-27 -- In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.

Illustration of Romans 8:3-4 -- For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in sinful man, in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit.

Illustration of Romans 8:3-4 -- For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in sinful man, in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit.

Illustration of Romans 8:3-4 -- For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in sinful man, in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit.

Illustration of Romans 8:31-32 -- What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? He 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?

Illustration of Romans 8:16-17 -- The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs — heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

Illustration of Romans 8:15-16 -- For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children.

Illustration of Romans 8:22-23 NLT -- For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new bodies he has promised us.

Illustration of Romans 8:10-11 MESSAGE -- But for you who welcome him [the Spirit of Christ], in whom he dwells — even though you still experience all the limitations of sin — you yourself experience life on God's terms. It stands to reason, doesn't it, that if the alive-and-present God who raised Jesus from the dead moves into your life, he'll do the same thing in you that he did in Jesus, bringing you alive to himself? When God lives and breathes in you (and he does, as surely as he did in Jesus), you are delivered from that dead life. With his Spirit living in you, your body will be as alive as Christ's!

Illustration of Romans 8:35, 37 -- Can anything ever separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death?... No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.

Inspirational illustration of Romans 8:16-17 -- The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs —- heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that

Illustration of Romans 8:38-39 NLT -- And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow — not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below — indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Illustration of Romans 8:26-27 NIV -- [T]he Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God's people in accordance with the will of God.

Illustration of Romans 8:1-2 NLT -- So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.

Illustration of Romans 8:12-13 NLT -- Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do. For if you live by its dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, you will live.

Illustration of Romans 8:12-13 NIV -- Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation — but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.

Inspirational illustration of Romans 8:13-14 -- 13For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, 14because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God

Illustration of Romans 8:1-2 NLT -- So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.

Illustration of Romans 8:10-11 NIV -- But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.

Illustration of Romans 8:26-27 NLT -- And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s own will.

Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ! - Romans 8:38-39

Inspirational illustration of Romans 8:1-2 -- 1   Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,2   because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.

Illustration of Romans 8:1-2 -- There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life in Christ has set me free from the law of sin and death.

Illustration of Romans 8:1-2 -- Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.

Illustration of Romans 8:1-2 -- Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.

Illustration of Romans 8:2 -- ... through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.

Illustration of Romans 8:14 -- ...those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

Illustration of Romans 8:14 -- ...those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

Illustration of Romans 8:23 NLT -- And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new bodies he has promised us.

Illustration of Romans 8:2 MESSAGE -- A new power is in operation. The Spirit of life in Christ, like a strong wind, has magnificently cleared the air, freeing you from a fated lifetime of brutal tyranny at the hands of sin and death.

Illustration of Romans 8:15 NLT -- So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God's Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, "Abba, Father."

Illustration of Romans 8:11 -- And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.

Illustration of Romans 8:11 -- And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.

Illustration of Romans 8:11 -- And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.

Illustration of Romans 8:28 -- And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Illustration of Romans 8:28 -- And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Illustration of Romans 8:25 -- But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

Inspirational illustration of Romans 8:9 -- You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.

Inspirational illustration of Romans 8:23 -- Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

Illustration of Romans 8:15 -- For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father."

Illustration of Romans 8:15 -- For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father."

Inspirational illustration of Romans 8:32 -- He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all -- how will he not also, along with him, give us all things?

Illustration of Romans 8:16 NIV -- The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children.

Inspirational illustration of Romans 8:3 -- For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in sinful man,

Illustration of Romans 8:32 -- He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all — how will he not also, along with him, give us all things?

Illustration of Romans 8:18 -- I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.

Illustration of Romans 8:18 -- I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.

Illustration of Romans 8:18 -- I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.

Illustration of Romans 8:37 -- In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

Inspirational illustration of Romans 8:28 -- 28   And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Illustration of Romans 8:26 -- In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.

Inspirational illustration of Romans 8:26 -- We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.

Illustration of Romans 8:14 NIV -- For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.

Illustration of Romans 8:11 ESV -- If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.

Inspirational illustration of Romans 8:1 -- Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.

Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ! - Romans 8:38

Inspirational illustration of Romans 8:15 -- For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba Father."

Illustration of Romans 8:23 -- Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

Illustration of Romans 8:23 -- Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

Illustration of Romans 8:13 NIV -- For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.

Illustration of Romans 8:9 NIV -- You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ.

Illustration of Romans 8:10 NLT -- And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God.

Inspirational illustration of Romans 8:11 -- And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.

Inspirational illustration of Romans 8:11 -- And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.

Illustration of Romans 8:19 -- The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed.

Illustration of Romans 8:1 -- Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.

Inspirational illustration of Romans 8:25 -- But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

Inspirational illustration of Romans 8:19 -- The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed.

Illustration of Romans 8:28 -- We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Illustration of Romans 8:9 MESSAGE -- But if God himself has taken up residence in your life, you can hardly be thinking more of yourself than of him. Anyone, of course, who has not welcomed this invisible but clearly present God, the Spirit of Christ, won't know what we're talking about.

Inspirational illustration of Romans 8:18 -- I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.

Illustration of Romans 8:9 -- You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.