We notice from Romans 8:32 that the cross of Jesus Christ (God not sparing His Son) is the foundation or basis upon which God does all other things.
"...all the blessings we enjoy as Christian people come to us because of what happened on the cross. The cross is the most crucial event in history. It is from the cross that every benefit ultimately comes." Dr. Martyn Lloyd Jones
The following five things are plainly seen from Romans 8:32-36:
1. God "gives us all things" needful for our lives, based upon the foundation of the cross where He did not spare His own Son. In other words, He didn’t spare His Son (the best), so He will likewise not withhold any good thing (the rest). The cross is the foundation of His promise to provide all we need. - verse 32
2. Christians are above accusation, based upon the work Jesus did on the cross. Jesus Christ was accused of our sin and charged with our guilt, and put to death in our place. Nobody can charge us with any sin because our sins were charged to God’s Son, and then He died for us, so no accusation against us will stand. - verse 33
3. Christians will never be condemned. Jesus stood in our place condemned, that we might be free not only from accusation but also from condemnation.
Bearing shame and scoffing rude,
In my place condemned He stood;
Sealed my pardon with His blood.
Hallelujah! What a Savior!
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The cross is the foundation for the believer’s pardon. There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1). - verse 34
4. Christians will never be separated from the love of God. Because Jesus was separated from His Father on the cross, where He suffered and died in our place, we will never be separated from the love of Christ. Jesus will not remove His love from us if we act poorly, just as God did not give us His love because we lived rightly, but rather simply because He chose to do so for the glory of His own Name (Deuteronomy 7:7-8). So tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, danger, and sword will not separate us from the love of Christ, and the cross is the basis for this promise of God to never remove His love. This is love without end, amen!
5. Christians are conquerors in all things - even in death. Because Jesus died and rose again, thereby defeating sin, death, hell, and the grave, Christians are now made "more than conquerors" through Him Who loved us unto death. The cross is the foundation for our triumphing in all things. - verse 37
Question 6. By way of review, please think about and write down the five blessings listed in this lesson that flow from the cross of Jesus Christ.
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John writes, "What blessings these are indeed! These five blessings are the hope that lies in each Christian and the longing that lies in each soul. We all love to be loved unconditionally, to be forgiven completely, to be accepted totally, to stand without condemnation or accusation. All of this and so much more is found in God’s love for us - and to top it all off, God will never stop loving us and through this love we can find true freedom and victory."
Cheryle writes, "Every need we have will be met by God, based on the cross. We need not fear accusations because of what Jesus did for us. We will never, ever be condemned because Jesus stood in our place. We will never ever be separated from God because Jesus became the living and everlasting bridge between us and the Father. We are conquerors even in our death because not even death can take us out of the Father's hand, because of what Jesus did!"
Oh, what love is demonstrated at the cross, and oh what blessings flow from it. The cross is the "amen" to, and the guarantee of, God's promise in Deuteronomy 7:13: "He will love you, bless you, and multiply you. He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground, your grain and your wine and your oil, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock, in the land that he swore to your fathers to give you."
This "love without end" and blessings forevermore are exhibited most fully in the death of Jesus Christ. His is a love far greater than tongue or pen can tell:
The love of God is greater far than tongue or pen can ever tell;
It goes beyond the highest star, and reaches to the lowest hell;
The guilty pair, bowed down with care, God gave His Son to win;
His erring child He reconciled, and pardoned from his sin.
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Question 7. What does it do for your heart, as you look at the cross and see Jesus pouring out His life unto death for you?
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Jen writes, "It fills my heart and comforts me in a way that NOTHING else can. It provides me with the security I’ve been searching for my whole life."
Cheryle writes, "I feel like the only place to be is on the ground, on my face, how can I stand in the presence of the One who loved me MORE than my imagination can fathom, and who willingly and lovingly suffered all things so that I can one day be present with our Father and that while on this earth I can live a victorious life despite my sinful nature! Worthy is the Lamb and Great is God our Father!"
Mike L. writes, "This is so humbling, Jesus did this all for me, I am lost for words, there is such worship coming from my heart right now, Lord Jesus thank you for loving me with this mind-boggling, crazy love that You have for me, how I could ever turn my heart to another is bewildering, May your amazing sacrifice be ever before me, thank you, thank you, thank you so much, I can wait to be with you forever!"
“May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.” 2 Thessalonians 3:5