Last time we preached out of verses 32-35; the first verse being (8:32) 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? And the next three verses, 33, 34, 35, were the three point. Honestly, I really didn’t have the time to develop the message. I got my three points and I praise God for that. I used to think back in elementary that intro/3 points/conclusion was boring and unimaginative. Now I praise the Lord if I can get at least that. And it must have been God’s will because I was able to spend most of the time on the second point, and we covered some great things about the resurrection of the just and the unjust. And we covered some things about the judgment seat of Christ and the white throne judgment. And I got to preach it all over again at my mom and dad’s house. God’s perfect will. I just couldn’t think of a title, but the three point were this.

1. There will be no charges. (8:33) Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth. There will be no indictment. There will be no charges levied against us. There will be no trial for us to answer accusations. There’ll be no prosecution. We’ll need no defense. As far as our sin is concerned, this things was settled out of court (sort of). Jesus settled this at Calvary. He said it was finished. If we have to appear in court for our sins, then Jesus appeared before the high priest and Sanhedrin for nothing; he appeared before Pontious Pilate for nothing; he appeared before King Herod for nothing; and the sentence handed down and carried out as a result of that trial was in vain. If we have to stand trial then why did Jesus stand trial? (Galatians 2:21) I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. We will not have to go to a court of law to determine our righteousness because we went to Jesus.
2. There will be no condemnation. (8:33) Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Paul said in the beginning of Romans (8:1) There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus… If there’s no condemnation now, there will be no condemnation later. Since there is no trial, then no sentence will be given, no decision will be made, no judgement will be handed down, no verdict will be read against us. There will be no condemnation.  (Ephesians 5:25,27) Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. There will be no charges and there will be no condemnation.
3. There will be no separation. This is where we are today (8:35-39) Romans Chapter 8 Started with no condemnation and it ends with no separation. In a court of law, when a defendant is convicted, when the judge says Guilty as charged! he is no longer a defendant, but a criminal. And as far as I know the sentence begins immediately. If the verdict comes back guilty, he is going to jail. He is going to be separated from his family; separated from his wife; separated from his children. He is to be separated from society; incarcerated as a prisoner for his crimes. Oh, but if you’ve made peace with God… The bible says (Romans 4:8) Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. If you’ve come to God.. He said (Isaiah 1:18) Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. If you’ve been saved, born again, there will be no separation. And that is what we’ll preach on today.

There Will Be No Separation

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:35-39)

No Separation Implies God Is Now With Us

There will be no separation from the love of Christ. There will be no separation from the love of God in this life. Jesus told those disciples that he was going to have to go. And the disciples were troubled at the news. But he said (14:1) Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.  He said he was going to pray the Father, and he was going to give them another Comforter, the Holy Ghost, the Spirit of truth. He said that (14:17) He dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

Now, separation is a condition (an uncomfortable condition at that). And I’m getting a good lesson on separation right now because my wife and kids are up in Georgia at Concord waiting for us. We come home and it’s cold, and quiet, and lonely. The boys know what I’m talking about. Even with us four there, it’s still depressing and uncomfortable. That’s called separation. We are separated for the time being. Thank God is just for a season. So separation is a condition and separation cannot happen but for one thing. Those that are separated, must at one point first be together. You cannot separate two things, unless they are first joined together. We are joined with Christ. Jesus prayed in the garden (Jon 17:21) That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us…

Now when were you first joined with the Lord Jesus Christ? It was at Calvary. Paul said (Galatians 2:20) I am crucified with Christ… And then in the tomb, for Paul said (Romans 6:4) Therefore we are buried with him.. And then in his ressurrection, for Paul said (Romans 6:8) We believe that we shall also live with him. Paul said (1 Corinthians 15:3,4) For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures. That’s the gospel in a nutshell; the death, burial, and ressurection of the Lord Jesus Christ. We were joined with Christ in the gospel. We were crucified with Christ, buried with Christ, and raised with Christ. We were first joined Christ at Calvary. We began this journey at the cross. That’s why we sing: At the cross, At the cross, Where I first saw the light, And the burdens of my heart rolled away! That is where we began this walk with God.

Now the prophet Amos said (3:3) Can two walk together, except they be agreed? Amen? We agreed with God at Calvary. We agreed that we were lost and in sin, and that there was no hope for us, but in his Son, Jesus Christ. We agreed that we deserved hell for our sin. The bible says that all have sinned. We agreed with God. The bible says that there’s none righteous. We agreed with God. Can two walk together, except they be agreed? And ever since we came into agreement with God, we’ve walked together with Him. The first step was Calvary. Now I want to keep this in it’s context. We’re talking about a now Savior, a very present help in time of need. He was with us in the begining. He is with us now.

God told Joshua (Joshua 1:9) Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. God is with us. The bible says (Matthew 1:3) Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Amen? God is with us. There’s no reason to be afraid. There’s no reason to be dismayed. And it doesn’t matter where we go as long as God is with us. I don’t know where whithersoever is, but if God is there, that’s where I’m gonna be.

John was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and the he said in the bible (Revelation 1:12)  I saw seven golden candlesticks; And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man… Jesus was in the midst of the seven candlesticks. And Jesus goes on to say (1:20) and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. God the Son is walking in the midst of the churches today. I’m telling you God is with us.

Jesus, before he ascended in to heaven, he gave the church what we call the great commission. Some people call it the great command. (Matthew 28:19,20) Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. He is with us in this great commission. He is with us in the work of God. We are co-witnesses.

(Romans 8) The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. (Revelation 22:17) And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Jesus said to the disciples in John 14:18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. God is with you in this life. God has not left you alone. If you feel alone… If you feel abandoned… If you feel that nobody cares… If you feel that God has forsaken you… I want to say to you this day You cannot go by feelings. Feelings are a very fickle things to chart the course of your life. Put your faith in the Word of God.  Put your faith in the promises of God.

Don’t go by feelings. Now I’m not trying to belittle your feelings, but we have to realize that this is sin. We’re talking breaking the ten commandments. I know that God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins. But we got to confess them and forsake them. (Hebrews 13:5) Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. When we don’t trust that God is with us and that God will see us through, that’s covetousness; and the bible says Thou shalt not covet… Discontentment no matter what it’s of, is covetousness; not trusting God is with you and that he walks with you and guides you. It’s covetousness; wanting and envying for certain things that God has not saw fit that you should have; discontentment. The bible says (1 Timothy 6:6) But godliness with contentment is great gain.

 I was looking at the making of the ark of the covenant; and not on the Discovery Channel. I was reading about it in the bible. In the desert, God was with the Israelites. He dwelt above the mercy seat which was above the ark when they were stationary. He led by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. That tabernacle that they set up and carried around and set up again was the dwelling place of God. God said (Exodus 25:8) And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. He said (Exodus 25:22) And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony…

So I was looking at the instructions to build that ark. And there’s some very specific things that God tells them to do. It was to made of shittim wood, he gave the dimensions, is was to be overlaid with gold, there was a crown moulding to be place around it, four rings were to be fastened to it. And they were to make staves to go through the rings in order to carry the ark with them. God told them everything they were to do, but then he changed his tune, and tells them one thing of what not to do. He said (25:15) The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it. Don’t remove the staves.

And then in Numbers, God orders them to make coverings for the ark and the instruments so that they could be protected on the journey, but most of all so that no one would touch them. (Numbers 4:15) And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. Nobody could touch the ark. Remember the account of Uzza, when he stretched for his hand to ark, God struck him dead. They couldn’t touch the ark, but they could touch the staves. And God said, don’t ever remove the staves. God is holy and full of glory, but (Hebrews 4:15) We have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities…

Those two staves sitting on those rings, the staves that would never be removed, the staves that they were allowed to grab hold of and carry the dwelling place of God with them, they remind me of Psalm 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. God is with us on this journey. And we can lay hold on God.

I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Alway is short for all the way! How much is God with us? He’s with us all the way, even unto the end of the world. How far will God go with you? He’ll go with you all the way, even unto the end of the world. How long will God stay with you? All the way, even unto the end of the world. He told the disciples I am with you alway! To say that there will be no separation is to declare emphatically and with certainty that God is with us.

Separation Implies That God Was Once With Us.

Now I said earlier, separation is a condition, and separation cannot happen but for one thing. Those that are separated, must at one point first be together. You cannot separate two things, unless they are first joined together. Now we were first joined together at Calvary, yes. But I want us to understand something before we go any further. Paul wrote to the Ephesians:

Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. (Ephesians 2:11-13)

So before we got saved, before we were washed in the blood of the lamb, the bible says we were aliens, strangers, and without God. Can I say this: Before we got saved, we were once separated from God. We were enemies of God. The bible says (Romans 8:7) The carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So we were at one point separated from God. Now what I said still holds true. Separation is a condition, and separation cannot happen but for one thing. Those that are separated, must at one point first be together. You cannot separate two things, unless they are first joined together.

(Genesis 3:8) And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day… There was once a time when man knew the voice of God. They were friends; not enemies. God made himself a Garden and he made man and gave man dominion in that garden. Man had the privilege to dress and keep God’s garden. He had liberty to eat out of God’s garden. He was honoured to give a name to all of God’s creation. And God so loved and cared for man that he made a woman and the bible says that he brought her unto the man. He gave him a wife because he loved and cared for his well-being. You see there was fellowship and peace between God and man.

Until that sad day when they disobeyed God. They took of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; the one that God said not to touch. And the bible says (Genesis 3:23) Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden… The bible says (3:24) He drove out the man… And between the man and God’s garden, God put a flaming sword which turned every way. Man was separated from God. Where once he was together with God, now he is separated.

I have a question for you. At the end of all this, in Revelation 20, when the lost are cast in the lake of fire, and death and hell are cast into the lake of fire, the bible says (20:14) This is the second death. Let me ask you this: If that’s the second, then when was the first? That old devil, the Father of lies, told Eve (Genesis 3:4) Ye shall not surely die. But God said, who’s words are true and faithful (2:17) In the day that thou eastest thereof thou shalt surely die. Can God lie? (Hebrews 6:18) It was impossible for God to lie… (Titus 1:2) In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began. He said In that day. 

I know we all have to go through a physical death. But Adam and Eve did not suffer a physical death on that day. So who’s telling the truth? God or the devil? This what I believe and I don’t know if you’ll hear this anywhere else. The second death is Revelation 20:4 The bible explicitly says so. This is the second death. The first death, you’ll find it in the last half Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, (Here it is) she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. That is the first death. For as in Adam all die.

Why are you telling us this, preacher? Because Paul said (Ephesians 2:1) And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; He said (2:5) Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ… Does anybody remember that movie the Wrath of Kahn. It was a Star Trek movie. The Enterprise was damaged and could not escape. Spock had went into the reactor compartment to repair the engine and he got it fixed and the ship regained power just in time and escaped disaster. And they were all happy until they found out about Spock. The compartment that he was in was flooded with radiation because of what he was doing. And he’s not going to make it, but they can’t go get him because of the radiation. So they left him in there. And when Kirk gets there he sees him still alive, he races to him and tries to open the door to save him, but Scotty and Bones grab him and stop him. And Scotty says, He’s dead already.

Sinner friend, you’re dead already. You are separated from God. You are an enemy of God. But thank God for the cross. (1 Corinthians 1:18) For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. The bible says (Romans 5:10) For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.  Now reconciled? When a man and wife reconcile, what does that mean? It means where they were once separated, they are now back together. Back together. That means you have to go back in time and see that they were once together. You can’t divorce someone that you’re not married to. Reconciliation implies that they once were together. It means that there was once a relationship and that relationship was broken.

The bible says (1 Corinithians 15:22) In Adam all die.. In Adam all are separated from God. But I think it would help us to understand that in Adam we were all once with God also. John said (1 John 4:10) Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. (1 John 4:19) We love him, because he first loved us. He first loved us even before the first death. When God formed Adam from the dust of the earth and looked into his eyes, he looked into your eyes. When he beheld the face of Adam, he beheld your face. He first loved us in Adam.

That’s why we can say we were reconciled to God. The bible says that Christ has (Ephesians 2:15) Abolished in his flesh the enmity… That he reconciled us unto God (2:16) by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby. (Colossians 1:21) And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled. Reconciliation is when you join together that which is separated. But the beauty and joy and glory in it is that what was separated was once in another time joined together. Reconciliation is restoration.

I know that we’re born into sin. I know Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: I know what David said (Psalm 51:5) Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. I know that’s our doctrine. But it didn’t start like that. It didn’t start on this side of that flaming sword. It started in cool of the day in God’s garden, in his presence, with his provisions, under his favor, amidst the sound of his voice. (2 Corinthians 5:18-20) And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.

In Adam (bless his soul) there was a separation. But in Christ there will never be another separation. (1 Corinthians 15:22) For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. So again, to say that there will be no separation is to declare emphatically and with certainty that God is with us, that God if for us, that God loves us and cares for us, that God fights our battles. In Christ? What a blessed position to be. And when we were without Christ, alienated and enemies, separated from Christ, it implies that God has was with us at one point, and that God has from the beginning of time been for us, and has loved us and cared for us. God has loved us before the foundation of the world. Paul asked do you despise (Romans 2:4) the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

 No Separation Implies That God Is With Us Forever

So #1, No separation implies God is with us now. And #2, Separation implies that God was once with us then. But #3, No separation implies that God is with us forever. Jesus said, (John 14:16) And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever. Do you know what that phrase for ever means in the Greek. It’s pronounced eis ton aiōna. You know what that means? It means for ever. Amen! It means that in eternity to come, there will never be separation.

We read this earlier. (Matthew 28:19,20) Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Yes, Jesus is going to be us all the way, even unto the end of the world, but I want to say, Jesus is going to be us even after that. Amen? John said he saw a new heaven and a new earth for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away. The heaven and the earth passed away, the end of the world came, but guess who’s still there. Even after that he saw the bride. And she was beckoning with the Spirit to saying Come! Come! Come!

It implies that God will be with us forever, and that he wants to be with us forever. And he wants to be with us. He said to his disciples (John 14:2,3)  I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. There ye may be also. He wants us there. He wants us to be with him. He’s preparing us a place. He’s getting ready to spend eternity with us. He told his disciples I want to be with you. I’m going to my father to arrange all this. This is what I want. I’m going to prepare. I want us to be together.

(1 Thessalonians 4:16,17) For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Right now, he’s with us in Spirit, amen? But one day, (1 Corinithians 15:53) This corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. (1 John 3:2) Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. Right now, he’s with us in Spirit, but one day we’ll be with him, face to face. (1 Corinthians 13:12) For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face.. We’ll be with him face to face.

God was with us when we got saved. God is with us now. God is with us alway, even unto the end of the world. And even after the end of the world, after the great white throne judgement, after death and hell are cast into the lake of fire, after the second death, he’ll still be with us. He loved us before the foundation of the world, and he’ll love us after the end of this world. His love is everlasting. A great voice out of heaven told John (Revelation 21:3) Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. God is with us and that will never change. You know what that means? That means that there will be no separation. There is no separation now. There is no separation at the end of the world. And there will be no separation to all eternity. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? To say that there will be no separation is to declare emphatically and with certainty that God is with us forever.

And while the ages roll, I’ll keep on praising him. And my voice will never tire and grow old. And my song shall ever be, Praise the Lamb who died for me. And I’ll sing it while ages shall roll…Our union… And that’s what no separation is, it’s a union. Union is the the opposite of separation. Our union will get better and better; sweeter and sweeter. Isn’t that true in marriage. At least, that’s how it should be. A marriage should get sweeter and sweeter. The relationship should get deeper and deeper. It ought to be better and better and better.

I love my wife more than I did when we first got married. I know her better. It’s leave and cleave. (Genesis 2:24) Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: That word cleave means to hold on to. And as the years go on, we ought to hold on a little tighter, and a little stronger. You shouldn’t grow weary of each other; you should grown closer together. Likewise, our union with Christ should get better and better. One day, we’ll be with him face to face.

When I think about the staves on the ark and they remind me how we can touch God. We can lay hold on God and carry him with us. I think of that precious song He Leadeth Me. And that verse: Lord, I would clasp thine hand in mine… We see these truths like this through types and pictures. We have faith in them and believe them. It’s in our heart and mind. But one day, it’s going to get better. With mine own eyes, I will behold his nail-scarred hands. I’ll be able, like Thomas, with my own hands I’ll touch his hands. It’s gonna get better and better and better. There will be no separation and God is going to abide with us forever and ever and ever and ever!

 Separation Implies That God Will Part With Them Forever

NO separation, eternal union, gets better and better. Likewise, separation, disunion, get’s worse and worse as the ages roll.

Jesus spoke of the rich man with no name and of Lazarus the beggar. The rich man was without God in his life. And when he died, it got worse. In his life, he had money; he had land; he had clothes; he had riches; but he didn’t have God. And when he died, it got worse. The bible says the rich man died (Luke 16:23) And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments… (16:24) And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me… But Abraham explained to him (16:26) Between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. In his life, when he was alive, that rich man could have passed and God could have passed to him, but he wouldn’t have it. Now, it’s too late. Now there’s a gulf that cannot be passed. Separation gets worse and worse and worse.

And in the last day, that same rich man is gonna be delivered up and stand before the white throne judgment. Jesus said he lift up his eyes in hell. And the bible says that (Revelation 20:3) death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged… So death is going to deliver up this rich man to stand before God at the white throne judgment and Jesus is going to say unto him (Matthew 7:23) I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. And separation from God is going to get worse and worse and worse. (20:15) And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Eternal separation! You’ll never be with God, and never know the love of God and of Christ. Oh but it doesn’t have to be like that. The thief that was crucified with Christ had it right when he said (Luke 23:40-42) Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And with that, his eternal destination and outcome was changed forever; for Jesus said unto him (23:43) Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. Right now, we hang on these crosses together, but in a short while, we’ll be together in paradise. Separation gets worst and worst, but union with Christ gets better and better and better.

That song we sing Higher Ground? I like that verse For faith has caught the joyful sound of saints on higher ground. Oh if our faith could just catch that joyful sound! If we would just believe that it gets better and better. Paul said (8:38) For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. No, it doesn’t get worst. I’m persuaded that it gets better.