The Son of Man came to seek and save that which was lost. It is Jesus' favorite title of Himself. I chosen this title because Jesus loved this title of Himself. We ought to never forget that Jesus is fully God and fully man: two natures in One Person. He is the God-man, the Incarnate Second Person of the Trinity. May we mediate on His life, death, burial, resurrection and ascension that we may be conformed to the image of the divine Son of Man! This blog web site will be a Christian defense of the Reformed doctrines of the Incarnate Son of Man. May all glory be to His name!

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Romans 8:38-39: The Certain Hope of Eternal Life

"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." (Romans 8:38-39 KJV).

There is nothing in all creation that can take us out of His Triune grip.  We cannot turn from Him in an ultimate sense because we belong to God through Christ and Christ will always bring back a wandering sheep that has gone astray.  The love of God in and through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ keeps us to Himself.  Death cannot take us out of His hand, but neither can life.  Death is the pathway to Him, but life is a way to demonstrate our love for Him.  Angels cannot remove us from God's presence in spiritual salvation.  Demons cannot take us out of God's hand.  Angels and demons cannot take us out of His hand in and through Christ.  The present nor the future can take us out of His hand.  No, no!  The present demonstrates His love but also the future demonstrates His love.  Powers cannot take us out of His hand.  There is no power greater then the power of God in and through Christ Jesus our Savior and Lord.  Neither height nor depth can take us out of His hand.   God is greater then height or depth, and no one can take us away from Him; that is, He controls all things and nothing can take us away from Him.  There is no sin so great that it brings damnation on them that repent.  The unregenerate do not decide our lives but God in heaven and through His people in Christ.  Nothing in all creation can take us out of His hand.  The love of Christ can never separate us from Himself.  We must continue in the Christian faith by His grace and Spirit.  We are always His because He loves us.  He first loved us in and through Christ Jesus our Lord and Redeemer.  Let us stay in Christ Jesus our Lord and Redeemer by asking for His forgiveness, but let us not grow proud.  May the Lord Jesus Christ protect us from evil people and Satan that would seek to take us out of His hand!  There is nothing that can take us out of His hand and we should grow happy about this wonderful, awesome and great divine truth!  Praise God through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for His keeping power for all eternity!