Read Romans 8:22-25
Have a notebook and pen ready to write down notes and impressions.
Focus on Jesus!
A. What did I learn from Jesus? What is He saying to me?
B. How will I follow Jesus today?
C. How can I become like Jesus through this study?
Romans 8:22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.
Meditate on these questions.
- Why does creation groan as in the pains of childbirth? What is it expecting?
Next, listen to this commentary.
Romans 8:22
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Romans 8:23 Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
Meditate on these questions.
- Why do we groan inwardly? What is our hope and expectation?
Next, listen to this commentary.
Romans 8:23
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Romans 8:24-25 For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see? 25 But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
Meditate on these questions.
- What is the hope Paul spoke of in verse 24? What is the difference between faith and hope?
Next, listen to this commentary.
Romans 8:24-25
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