Romans 8 Quotes:

God never allows pain without a purpose in the lives of His children. He never allows Satan, nor circumstances, nor any ill-intending person to afflict us unless He uses that affliction for our good. God never wastes pain. He always causes it to work together for our ultimate good, the good of conforming us more to the likeness of His Son (see Romans 8:28-29).

- Jerry Bridges

source: Jerry Bridges (1991). “Transforming Grace: Living Confidently in God's Unfailing Love”, Navpress Publishing Group

topic: Pain, Children, Son, Romans 8

If God is for us, who can be against us?

- Paul the Apostle

topic: Bible, God, Christian, King James Bible, Confidence In God

God is at work in all the circumstances of your life to bring out the good for you, even if you had never heard of Romans 8:28. His work is not dependent upon your faith. But the comfort and joy that statement is intended to give you is dependent upon your believing it, upon your trusting in Him who is at work, even though you cannot see the outcome of that work.

- Jerry Bridges

topic: Believe, Giving, Joy, Comfort And Joy, Romans 8

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds

- Paul the Apostle

topic: Bible, Submission To God, Priorities In Life, Worship You, Spiritual Renewal

A disciple is one who thinks, feels and acts like Jesus Christ. It is being conformed to the image of Christ as Romans 8:28-29 states-that God's No.1 purpose in our lives is to make us like Jesus.

- Rick Warren

topic: Jesus, Thinking, Purpose, Romans 8

To derive the fullest comfort and encouragement from Romans 8:28 we must realize that God is at work in a proactive, not reactive, fashion. That is, God does not just respond to an adversity in our lives to make the best of a bad situation. He knows before He initiates or permits the adversity exactly how He will use it for our good.

- Jerry Bridges

topic: Fashion, Encouragement, Adversity, Initiate, Bad Situations

When I look at the cross, I learn to say: 'The Son of God loved me, and gave Himself for me' (Galatians 2:20). I begin to believe with Paul that if God did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up to the cross for me, then He loves me so much He will always give me only what will bring me blessing (Romans 8:32).

- Sinclair B. Ferguson

topic: Believe, Son, Blessing, Galatians, Romans 8