"No man can give at once the impression that he himself is clever and that Jesus Christ is mighty to save."

      -- James Denney

Romans 8:31-32:  "What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?"

This is really quite amazing.  This is something that every Christian should be extremely familiar with.   "If God is for us..." ...if we have been saved through the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ... and this is where faith comes in.... not 'blind trust', but 'actionable trust based on the evidence'.

Is God really for me?  If I have believed in Jesus and been saved, then yes.   If I have not believed, then no.

For me personally then, the answer is yes... God is actually for me... He is on my side... The Omnipotent King is my Adoptive Father, Friend, and Benefactor.

Well then.  Who is against me?   Who could possibly be against me?  Whose negative opinion could possibly affect me in any way?   My boss?  My neighbor?  My classmate?  My coworker?  My relative?  My enemy?

Nope...  they don't compare to God.

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"...the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us..." 

Romans 8:18