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I feel overwhelmed by doubt about my salvation. Can you help me? Is salvation based on God choosing you? When was Paul actually saved? I suffer from depression and wonder why I don’t experience the peace of God. Can you explain? My friends tell me that because I’m divorced and remarried, I’m living in adultery. Is this true? How are the four gospels different from the epistles?

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I have been a believer for about 50 years, and the grace message has transformed my experience! Why is there such a sin consciousness in so many religious circles today? What is the true meaning of 1 John 1:9? Is it really a bar of soap for daily cleansing in the believer’s life?

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Are there different levels of Hell? How much repentance is needed for true salvation? What about deathbed conversions? Can you explain what appears to be apostasy in 2 Thessalonians 2?

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Is there a difference between surrendering and submitting to God? How can we say the Sermon on the Mount is not a passage for Christian growth when Jesus told the disciples in Matthew 28 to teach everything He commanded? Isn’t being baptized in water an important act of obedience? What does the Bible say about finding your true purpose in life?

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Should we worry about nuclear war? Are there mansions or rooms in heaven? What are the biblical grounds for divorce? If we don’t have to ask for forgiveness, then what should we do when we sin?

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If we are forgiven of all our sins, then why do we have to give an account? What does hold fast in 1 Corinthians 15:2 mean? My friend believes that we are only positionally righteous and we have wicked hearts. What are some Scriptures that correct this false belief?

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God will never bring any charge against you. He is always for you, and the Holy Spirit even prays for you. This is an important message in Romans 8!

But there’s more: God freely gives us everything in Christ. He doesn’t withhold in the slightest. Plus, He even guarantees our growth as He inspires us to be conformed to the image of Christ in our attitudes and actions.

In short, God is good, and you can count on Him. Be encouraged by the simple, powerful truth in this message about how much your Father loves you.

Enjoy!

Discussion Questions for Romans 8:26-39:

1. What do you believe the Spirit prays for you? Give examples.

2. Read verse 28 and react to this statement: All believers (collectively) love God and have a heavenly calling. How is this different from the popular view of predestining (or calling) individuals to believe?

3. Read verse 29 and react to this statement: God knows ahead of time who will believe and He simply predestined every believer to be conformed to the image of Jesus.

4. How does predestined in verse 29 provide context for predestined in verse 30? Predestined to what? (Hint: Think growth and consider Philippians 1:6).

5. Read verse 31. What does it mean to you that God is for you?

6. Read verse 32. What does freely give us all things mean? What things?

7. Read verse 33. Who is God’s elect? Think in terms of a collective group. Does this support individual selection of some to believe and others having no chance? Why or why not?

8. Read verses 33-39 and react to this statement: God will never bring any charge against you, and you will never be separated from His love for any reason.

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Does living by the Spirit mean keeping the Ten Commandments? How do we recognize the Holy Spirit? What is meaning of the Parable of the Talents? Is it possible that I have been severed from Christ? Should my wife be baptized again? Are there membership requirements to take communion?

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What is the difference between spirit and soul? How important is it to understand this? Should Genesis be taken literally or allegorically? Someone from my church uses the Lord’s name in vain. Are they really saved?

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Are there levels of punishment in Hell? Would it be enough to call on the Lord to save you on your deathbed? Or is more repentance from sins needed? What is 2 Thessalonians 2 really saying about a "rebellion" or "departure" from the truth? Is it about people walking away from the Gospel and losing their salvation?

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