2012-11-18
Romans 8: Is everything working to the good in your life?
Steve Lane

A. Review/intro Justification by Faith alone Living Victoriously
- A new life- Identified with Christ 6: 1-4
- Reckon it to be true 6: 11
- Yet the battle rages on 7:15
- Free, Free, Free at last! 8:1
- In Union with Christ 8:3-4
- The standard, this is how we live 8: 9 - 18
- The change is profound
- Our hope is eternal 8:19 - 25
- Prayer 8:26 - 27
- Putting it all together for disciple making

B. Is everything in your life working to your good? Romans 8:28 - 30,31-39
We all love this verse and most of us have turned to it for comfort
But lets align our selves more with the Spirit to to live this verse to the hilt

Three unnoticed points:
Romans 8:28 - 30
1) Those who “love Him”

2) Called according to His purpose.

3) He is moving us toward the image of Jesus
Philippians 3:12 – 14, 20 – 21, Eph 4:13, Col 1:28 - 29

Take comfort and gain a deeper understanding of what God is up to
God is the one responsible for our salvation and our final destination

To conform you to the likeness of Jesus – being the aroma of Christ (2 Cor 2:15)

The Romanian pastor was being conformed to the image of Christ
Colossians 3:3, 4:2 'Presenting Christ'

All believers can claim but it is obvious that those who in action love Him and who are responding to the call according to His purpose like Elijah who will reap the full orbed benefit of this promise.

We get a glimpse of the attitude an thoughts of the One making the promise –
Romans 8:31 – 39

What is your situation? Is it exempt from Romans 8:31 - 39?
Is 51:12 – 16