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NASB | Romans 8:39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 8:39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the [unlimited] love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. |
Bible Question:
What is blocking us from God's love? What is preventing us from having an abundant life? |
Bible Answer: Hi, Susan... "Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him." (John 14:21 ESV) Note that outside of Christ, the wrath of God rests upon a man (Romans 1:18; Colossians 3:6). As Paul is careful to assert in the passage you cited (Romans 8:39), God's love is predicated on and conveyed through the redemptive work of Christ in our lives. The internal reality of regeneration is always manifested in obedience to the Gospel (John 3:36). Which is, I believe, the point that New Creature is making. Thus, we are commanded to continually scrutinize our lives (2 Corinthians 13:5). In Him, Doc |