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The Cross is the

Love of God

Romans 8:31-39

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As we approach resurrectionSunda we are reminded thatour hope and future !ies not inour own e"orts# p!ans ormerit# $ut s%uare! upon the&nished wor' of (esus Christ

upon the cross) The cross isthe u!timate demonstration ofthe !ove of God disp!aed to

a!! humanit for a!! eternit*

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Romans 8:+8-3,

28And we know that for those wholove God all things work together forgood, for those who are calledaccording to his purpose.

29For those whom he foreknew healso predestined to be conformed tothe image of his Son, in order that hemight be the rstborn among manybrothers.

30And those whom he predestinedhe also called, and those whom hecalled he also justied, and those

whom he justied he also gloried.

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The Cross Answers theuestions.

/f God is for us who can standa0ainst us 231

Romans 8:31, hat then

shall we say to these things!"f God is for us, who can beagainst us!#

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The Cross Answers theuestions.

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/f God did not withho!d 4isSon# what wi!! 4e not0racious! 0ive 23+

Romans 8:32, $e who did notspare his own Son but gavehim up for us all, how will henot also with him graciously

give us all things!%

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The Cross Answers theuestions.

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/f God did not withho!d 4isSon# what wi!! 4e not0racious! 0ive 23+

5ho can $rin0 a char0ea0ainst God6s e!ect 233-37

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5ho can $rin0 a char0ea0ainst God6s e!ect 233-37

Romans 8:33-34

33ho shall bring any chargeagainst God&s elect! "t is Godwho justies.

34ho is to condemn! 'hrist(esus is the one who died)more than that, who was raised)who is at the right hand ofGod, who indeed is interceding

for us.

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The Cross Answers theuestions.

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5hat Can Separate us fromthe Love of God 23-39

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5hat Can Separate us fromthe Love of God 23-39

Romans 8:353935ho shall separate us fromthe love of 'hrist! Shalltribulation, or distress, or

persecution, or famine, ornakedness, or danger, or sword!

36As it is written, %For your sakewe are being killed all the daylong* we are regarded as sheepto be slaughtered.#

37+o, in all these things we aremore than conuerors through

him who loved us.

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5hat Can Separate us fromthe Love of God 23-39

Romans 8:3539 (Cont.)

38For " am sure that neitherdeath nor life, nor angels nor

rulers, nor things present northings to come, nor powers,

39nor height nor depth, nor

anything else in all creation, willbe able to separate us from thelove of God in 'hrist (esus our-ord.

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The cross dec!ares without %uestionGod !oves ou and no one and nothin0can separate ou from 4is !ove) ne ofthe favorite tric's of Satan and se!f isto ma'e ou dou$t God6s !ove for ouin !i0ht of our current circumstances)God6s !ove is not dependent upon thehi0hs and !ows of our !ife# $ut it isforever dec!ared upon the cross.G

L;* @Greater love has no one than this,

than he lay down his life for his friends John 15:13

%ut God demonstrates $is own lovetowards us, in that while we were stillsinners, 'hrist died for us.#

Romans 5:8

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C!osin0 /!!ustration

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5a!'in0 and Trustin0 God two

ears after the home 0oin0 ofson# Garett Chan!e