Lenten Season · Second Sunday of Lent · Year B
Romans 8:31b-34
More Than Conquerors
February 21, 2027
Overview & Insights
“If God is for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31)
1. Suffering/glory (8:18) 2. Three groanings (8:19–27) a. Creation groans (hope for the revelation of the children of God) (8:19–22) b. Believers groan (firstfruits of the Spirit / by hope we were saved) (8:23–25) c. The Spirit groans (the Spirit helps us in our weaknesses) (8:26–27) 3. Suffering/glory (8:28–30)1 Each of these points—suffering/glory, the groaning of creation, the groaning of Christians, and the groaning of the Spirit—includes blessings of the age to come and the new covenant that have already dawned for Christians but are not yet complete.
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Commentary
Commentary on Romans 8:26-39 Working Preacher
Reads Paul's confidence that nothing in all creation can separate us from the love of God in Christ.
Romans 8:26-39 Center for Excellence in Preaching
A Reformed homiletical reading of God being for us, so that no one can be against us.
Romans 8 Enduring Word · David Guzik
Evangelical verse-by-verse notes on the God who did not spare his own Son and Christ who intercedes for us.
Romans 8:31-33 Commentary Precept Austin
An in-depth study page with Greek word studies on 'If God is for us, who is against us?'
The Second Sunday in Lent, Year B Catholic Productions · Brant Pitre
Dr. Brant Pitre links Paul's beloved Son who is handed over to the binding of Isaac and the Transfiguration.
Background & Word Study
Romans Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's scholarly overview of Romans to situate the triumphant close of chapter 8.
Overview: Romans 1-4 BibleProject
An animated overview of Romans that maps the argument leading to the assurance of chapter 8.
Interlinear: Romans 8:31 BibleHub
Word-by-word Greek with parsing for Paul's rhetorical questions and the language of intercession.
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Questions preachers ask
What is the confidence of Romans 8?
God who did not spare his own Son will give us all things; it is God who justifies, and Christ who intercedes, so nothing can separate us from his love.
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