Previously - Romans 8 a. Living in the Spirit - v12-13 b. Guided by the Spirit - v13-14 c. The Witness of the Spirit - v15-17 i. Adoption ii. Inheritance
Today - Hope in the Suffering with Christ v18-25 A. It Earth disposable: i. Psalm 24:1 - The erath s the Lords and everything in it ii. We worship the God who created Earth iii. Faithful managers of his creation
B. V18 - Hopeful Realism i. Hebrew Parallelism: present sufferings vis-a-vis the glories to come. ii. The Glory is such, that it is not an even match. iii. 2 Co 5:1-4 compares a traveler’s portable tent (sleeping bag of sorts) to a Corinthian building.
C. V19 - The Longing of Creation i. Figure of Speech: “Personification”, Paul ascribes personal qualities to creation i.e. “longing” ii. The “Apocalipsis” of the children of God avpoka,luyin apo / kalupto iii. The public manifestation and unveiling of the glory of the children of God iv. Mat 13:43/Dn 12:3/1 Co 6:2, 15:42-43
D. V20-21 - The Fall and its consequent curse on creation. i. Despite the wonders of nature, we live in an accursed creation as a result of sin ii. I do not expect to answer the Theodyssey dilemma. iii. Why does an Omnipotent and Loving God allow suffering? He is neither omnipotent or loving.
E. V22 - An indisputable reality. i. Creation groans, and has been groaning from the beginning ii. Atmospheric Calamities, Telluric Disasters, Ecological Disruptions, Man-made Wrecks in Nature.
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