God calls these everything to work together for good to those who love God.

So the question on the floor is do I love God?

Dr. Tony Evans says we need to answer that question with actions, not just words.

The test of your love is your following through with God in spite of your suffering.

This is the alternative with Dr. Tony Evans, author, speaker, senior pastor of Oakcliffe Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Texas.

And president of the Urban Alternative.

When we have pain, we want it to stop.

When we're in trouble, we want it to end.

We call that victory.

Well, God calls it victory too, but today Dr. Evans points out it can mean even more than that.

Let's join him as he explains.

In one of the most pregnant passages in the Bible, regarding our victory,

we call this today the victorious Christian beginning with verse 31.

A Roman saying here's how it reads, what then shall we say to these things?

If God before us, who is against us?

He who did not spare his own son, but delivered him over for us all,

how will he not also with him freely give us all things?

Who will bring a charge against God's elect?

God is the one who justifies.

Who is the one who condemns Christ Jesus as he who died, yes, Rev.

Who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.

Who will separate us from the love of Christ, will tribulation or distress,

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