We turn once more to a consideration of the great words found in Paul's Epistle to the Romans in chapter 8 in verses 28 to 30,

verses 28 to 30 in the 8th chapter of the Epistle to the Romans.

And we know that all things work together for good to them

that love God, to them were the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow,

he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Moreover, whom he did predestinate, then he also called, and whom he called, then he also justified, and whom he justified then he also glorified.

Now, we are examining this tremendous statement, I suppose in many ways a statement more packed

with doctrine and theological truth than any other in the whole realm and range of scripture.

Now we've been looking at the promise itself and have been seeing what it means in actual practice and operation.

The Apostle starts with the practical and the, and from that rises to the doctrinal.

And we've been considering, therefore, how it works out, and to whom it is applicable.

We've also considered how we can be sure of this truth.

And then the last time we spent our evening in considering how we can be sure and

certain that it applies to us. If we are not sure of that, it's of no value to us. And what the

apostle, as I reminded you, was concerned about was to give comfort and consolation to these

Christian people who were having a hard

and a difficult time.

Their people who were enduring what he calls in verse 18 the sufferings of this present time.

And his primary object was to give them that comfort and consolation.

Well now then, having done that, we come to this next fight.

Why must this statement be true of necessity?

We've considered, you see, the scriptural proof of the truth of the thing in terms of the

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