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33 Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? aIt is God who justifies.  
34 aWho is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, bwho is even at the right hand of God, cwho also makes intercession for us.  
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 As it is written:
a“For Your sake we are killed all day long;
We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”  
37 aYet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.  
38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor aprincipalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come,  
39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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What Does Romans 8:35 Mean?

Perfection cannot be achieved apart from others, for the Bible links perfection with human relationships. Christ urges believers to be as perfect as the Father in heaven, tying the process to how people treat one another. The Kingdom of God centers on eternal, peaceful relationships. Withdrawing from people prevents the development of necessary relationship skills, just as God never withdraws but continues working with His people. Though life would be easier for Him if He ignored them, He works on, helping them develop their relationships with Him. He is the One who works perfection in them, never separating Himself from those He loves.




Romans 8:35-39

We cannot be perfect apart from others. The Bible links perfection with human relationships. Christ urges us to be as perfect as our Father in heaven and ties the process to how we treat each other. The Kingdom of God is about eternal, peaceful relationships. We cannot withdraw from people and still develop the necessary relationship skills, just as God never leaves us but continues to work with us. Life would be easier for Him if He ignored us, but He works on, helping us develop our relationships with Him. He is the One who works perfection in us.

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Basic Doctrines: Going On to Perfection




Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Romans 8:35:

Luke 10:30-31
John 15:4-5
Galatians 3:4


 
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