The context of this verse can be found in the preceding and subsequent verse. In previous verses Paul posses the question, 35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered."[l]
The questions posed are then answered in the subsequent verses: 38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[m] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39neither 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.
Today's Comments: Only we can separate ourselves from God. God does not separate himself from us. Looking at the definition of the word apostasy (www.onelook.com), we find -
- noun: the act of abandoning a party or cause
noun: the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
As Father David said yesterday, apostasy is what is taking place in the Episcopal Church. The church is substituting justice and human rights issues for God. The real cause has been abandoned, and in its place is a social agenda. Until we are no longer tolerated, we should do our best to fight this change.
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Christ love conquered death. And because of His love we are victorious...
It is through Faith in the Blood of Christ that mankind is justified in GOD'S eyes. The Blood of Christ is forever the only means of right relationship with the HOLY GOD.
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