When we read passages that theologians have argued over, we can oftentimes miss the importance of the message in light of our opinions. The litmus test to gauge our correct response in Romans 8 is checking our joy in knowing we are chosen. We have come to the conclusion that suffering and pain is not from God and yet, when we pray, the Holy Spirit intercedes the will of the Father causing all things to work together for our good--what is actually best and not what is necessarily pretty. Overwhelming victory is ours as chosen heirs through Jesus and nothing can separate us from His love.