ADDRESSES ON ROMANS
can support that load, surely it can support me." He imme~ diately got up, and whistled as he crossed to the other side. even as he heard the man in the wagon doing. Many people are saved and are resting on the Rock of Ages; but they are afraid the Rock will not hold out. Every believer on the Lord Jesus Christ should be able to sing, "Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine." No wonder Paul followed verses 28~29 with the challenging words, "1£ God be for us, who can be against us?" "According to his purpose," our God has given us proof upon proof that we are forever His by faith in His Son, our Saviour; for we are foreknown, predes~ tined, called, justified, glorified. "IF GOD BE FOR US, WHO CAN BE AGAINST US?" 8:31~34 From verse 31 to the end of the chapter Paul asks and answers a series of questions-a veritable shout of triumph and paean of praise. In view of the revelation of the sovereign grace of God, he asks: "What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?" And the questions which follow but enlarge upon this challenge to men and angels and demons. "If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?" My Christian friends, God wants you to know that He is "for you.'' How few people, even Christians, believe that! Some who do not know Christ go so far as to think of God as an enemy. But when we study Romans, we change our minds, if we ever believed such a thing. When we see ourselves in the court room pronounced guilty, then immediately after~ wards pronounced righteous, the Judge Himself taking the penalty. we know that our God is "for us." When we realize that He vindicates us, we love Him. We have a different view altogether concerning Him. We no longer see Him as a Per~ [Page 161
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