Romans chapter 8 begins with the words “no condemnation” and ends with the words “no separation”. There is no separation because nothing “will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (8:39). Human love cannot guarantee that what is desired for the beloved will actually happen. Divine love is a function of omnipotence and has at its heart God’s purpose to bless which cannot be stopped.
The love Paul speaks about in Romans 8:35 & 39 is the love that saves. The New Testament doesn’t allow anyone to think that this divine love includes him unless he comes as a sinner to Jesus and confesses “My Lord and my God”. Once a person has given himself to Jesus he never has to feel any uncertainty in the relationship. It is the privilege of all Christians to know for certain that God loves them immutably and that nothing at any time can separate them or come between them and the final enjoyment of their salvation.
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