This is the most glorious steel, unbreakable, hope-giving, heart-securing chain in the Bible.

Let your heart be made firm by this chain. Get fiber in the tree of your faith by this chain.

Be a solid Christian by this chain.

The beauty of Romans 8 isn't just that God saves. It's that he saves all the way from start to finish.

All believers, Paul says, are for known, predestine, called, justified, glorified. I'm your host,

Dan Krover. In this episode of Light and Truth, John Piper calls Romans 8

verse 29 and 30 the most glorious, unbreakable chain in the Bible, and he explains why that

chain is meant to make us Christians steady and hopeful. This message was originally delivered at the

Cove in Asheville, North Carolina on July 10th, 2003. Verse 28. Everybody's favorite verse. And we know, just an and you don't have to worry with a four here.

No therefore, just an and.

Meaning, I think, likewise the spirit helps us in our weakness.

And here's some more help.

That's all he's doing for the rest of this chapter is helping you suffer.

That's all he's doing is helping you suffer.

So that you can walk right into the prison or into the mouth of the lion

if it's the mouth of the lion,

if it's the will of God as you discern it, and not worry, whether you die or not.

That's what he's trying to do.

And we know that for those who love God,

all things work together for good for those who are called according to his purpose. So let's ask three questions.

First, what's the good?

The immediate context would answer conformity to the image of his son.

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