STUDIES IN ROMANS

LESSON 35

HOPE, HELP AND HEAVEN

Romans 8:24-30 (KJV)

²⁴ 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? ²⁵ But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. ²⁶ Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. ²⁷ And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. ²⁸ And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. ²⁹ For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. ³⁰ Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

Romans 8:24-30 (CEB)

²⁴ We were saved in hope. If we see what we hope for, that isn’t hope. Who hopes for what they already see? ²⁵ But if we hope for what we don’t see, we wait for it with patience. ²⁶ In the same way, the Spirit comes to help our weakness. We don’t know what we should pray, but the Spirit himself pleads our case with unexpressed groans. ²⁷ The one who searches hearts knows how the Spirit thinks, because he pleads for the saints, consistent with God’s will. ²⁸ We know that God works all things together for good for the ones who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose. ²⁹ We know this because God knew them in advance, and he decided in advance that they would be conformed to the image of his Son. That way his Son would be the first of many brothers and sisters. ³⁰ Those who God decided in advance would be conformed to his Son, he also called. Those whom he called, he also made righteous. Those whom he made righteous, he also glorified.

1.    SAVED BY/IN HOPE V.24-25

2.    HELP FROM THE HELPER – THE HOLY SPIRIT V.26-27

Ø  Helps us overcome our weaknesses

Ø  Makes intercession according to God’s will through inner groanings

3.    ALL THINGS WORK FOR OUR GOOD V.28

Ø  For lovers of God, called to do His purpose (will & works)

4.    FOREKNOWLEGE, PREDESTINATE, CALLED, JUSTIFIED & GLORIFIED V.29-30

Ø  God knew who would choose Him, He set their destiny from that point to be conformed (shaped like) Jesus becoming brothers/sisters in God’s family

Ø  Order: called, made righteous, then glorified

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