Ray Ortlund: God is for us. Romans 8:31 But I have this against you. Revelation 2:4. See also 2:14, 20; 3:3. So, which is it? Is God for us, or is God against us? If we are in Christ, the answer is: maybe both. God is certainly for us, and God might also be against us. God is for us in an absolute sense, in Christ. We have peace with God (Romans 5:1). There is now no condemnation threatening us (Romans 8:1). God foreknew us, predestined us, called us, justified us and promises to glorify us (Romans 8:29-30). God is for us, and nothing can change that. I can sin my way out of my marriage, I can sin my way out of the ministry, I can sin my way out of physical health, and a lot more. But I cannot sin my way out of Christ, and neither can you, because God is for us. God might also be against us at
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