Inseparable Love - Part 2

 

Nothing…“will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

—Romans 8:39b

The Book of Romans was written by the Apostle Paul to Christians gathered in the capital city of the Roman empire. Unique of all of Paul’s letters, he was writing to believers whom he had not yet had the opportunity to meet.

The Book of Romans is the most theological book in all of the Bible. Paul presents his systematic theology in such a way that these new Christians in Rome will understand the fullness of belief in the risen Lord Jesus Christ.

Chapter 8 concludes the first critical section of the Book of Romans. And, the following two verses conclude chapter 8. Notice carefully what Paul writes in 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.

The whole of the gospel hinges on God’s love for those He has chosen to belong to Himself, and on the love He has given them to show to others on His behalf. This marks Christianity as unique among all world religions.

No other religion is so totally free of performance requirements as Christianity is free from them. God initiates love. He breathes His love into His chosen children. He provides for their salvation through the death and resurrection of His one and only Son. Nothing can separate us from God’s love. It is an inseparable love. And, that is very good news at the beginning of this new day.

My dear friend and Houghton College professor, the late Donald Doig, wrote a haunting choral representation of this theme. Please watch, as tenor soloist, Tony Gonzales, sings this moving song at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Hills, California:

 

Based on a blog originally posted on Friday, January 22, 2016

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