“For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.” - Romans 8:24:25
I like how JB Phillips put these verses:
“We were saved by this hope, but in our...
"And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body." -Romans 8:23
I’m going to take a wild guess and say that each one of you, at some time in your life, has had...
"For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now."-Romans 8:22
Friday February 29, 2008, 9:05 a.m. my brother Stephen calls me in the office. Immediately I remember the last time he called me, which was a year earlier, when the house caught on fire and the whole...
“Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.”- Romans 8:21
Who are we? Creatures. To put it nicely, we, apart from Christ, are everything that is unlovely. We are stained with sin, lies, hatred, immorality,...
"For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope." - Romans 8:20
My head spun with questions when I read this verse. What does “the creature” refer to? everything that God created or only the plants and animals? What in the world does “made...
"For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God."
~ Romans 8:19
More frequently, I have found myself thinking a great deal about the unsaved that are around me. It's incredibly thought provoking really, and weighs heavily on my spirit to realize how...
"And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together” Romans 8:17
What a wonderful and loving God we have, He gives us the privilege to be called His children, His heirs and if not enough He says...
“The Spirit itself beareth witness with out spirit, that we are the children of God” Romans 8:16
Today, we live in a world where Christianity has largely forgotten about the vital role of the Holy Spirit. People go to church, read their Bibles, and reach out to the community. But if...
I was one of about 45 ATI dads who met in Oak Brook, Illinois at the IBLP campus and then drove in four vans to the Northwoods Conference Center on the upper peninsula of Michigan. 
Are you looking for something that will change your life forever? Do you desire to love Jesus Christ with all of your heart, and to know that He is truly your best friend?©2008 Robert Staddon. Design by Abundant Designs
