One verse per line Red Letter Cross References Footnotes Strongs Numbers Hide Verse Numbers Close. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. 18 That's why I don't think there's any comparison between the present hard times and the coming good times. Romans 8 Romans 8. I’m absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely, The Message Deluxe Gift Bible--soft leather-look, crosshatch denim, The Message Gift and Award Bible, Imitation Leather, Coral, The Message Compact Bible, Teal and Brown Python, NIV & The Message Parallel Study Bible, Personal Size, Orchid/Raspberry, Contemporary Comparative Side-by-Side Bible (NIV, NKJV, NLT, THE Message), The Message Deluxe Gift Bible--soft leather-look, amethyst gem. Senior Care. Romans 8:5-8 The Message (MSG) 5-8 Those who think they can do it on their own end up obsessed with measuring their own moral muscle but never get around to exercising it in real life. Starting your free trial of Bible Gateway Plus is easy. Those who enter into Christ’s being-here-for-us no longer have to live under a continuous, low-lying black cloud. None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. After God made that decision of what his children should be like, he followed it up by calling people by name. When God lives and breathes in you (and he does, as surely as he did in Jesus), you are delivered from that dead life. MSG / Romans / Romans 8 / Romans 8:19; Previous Book Previous Chapter Read the Full Chapter Next Chapter Next Book. 9-11 But if God himself has taken up residence in your life, you can hardly be thinking more of yourself than of him. An integrated digital Bible study library - including complete notes from the NIV Study Bible and the NKJV MacArthur Study Bible, 2nd Edition - is just a step away! I’m absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God’s love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us. We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in him. But it’s not only around us; it’s within us. Font Size. 1 With the arrival of Jesus, the Messiah, that fateful dilemma is resolved. Oct 10, 2017 - This Pin was discovered by JAYMESON. God reins it in until both creation and all the creatures are ready and can be released at the same moment into the glorious times ahead. That is why waiting does not diminish us, any more than waiting diminishes a pregnant mother. Romans 8:22-25 All around us we observe a pregnant creation. It looks like you’re already subscribed to Bible Gateway Plus! If we go through the hard times with him, then we’re certainly going to go through the good times with him! That person ignores who God is and what he is doing. Romans 8:31-39-31-39 MSG So, what do you think? Romans 8 The Message (MSG) The Solution Is Life on God’s Terms. A new power is in operation. Romans 8:12 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Romans 8:12, NIV: "Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation--but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it." Try it for 30 days FREE. They kill us in cold blood because they hate you. Extra Small Small Medium Large Additional Settings . We, of course, don’t see what is enlarging us. Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture: They kill us in cold blood because they hate you.We’re sitting ducks; they pick us off one by one. 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. With God on our side like this, how can we lose? The One who died for us—who was raised to life for us!—is in the presence of God at this very moment sticking up for us. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son. Romans 8:5-8-5-8 MSG. You’re already logged in with your Bible Gateway account. Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ’s love for us? 26-28 Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along. Those who enter into Christ’s being-here-for-us no longer have to live under a continuous, low-lying black cloud. A new power is in operation. 12-14 So don’t you see that we don’t owe this old do-it-yourself life one red cent. 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