The Anxious Longing of the Creation Romans 8:18-22

March 29, 2015

Series: Romans: How Can Imperfect People Ever Be Right Before A Perfect God

Category: Sunday Evening Sermons

Passage: Romans 8:18-22

Speaker: Daniel Sweet

The Anxious Longing of

the Creation

Romans 8:18-22

 

  1. Context: The Spirit in Us Verifies

   We Belong to Him,

   Romans 8:9, 14-16

 

  1. If We Belong to Him, What

    About Our Current Suffering,

    Romans 8:18

  1. Suffering is real
  2. Glory will be greater

 

III. The Global Reason for

      Suffering

  1. All creation anxiously

            awaits our redemption

  1. All creation groans and suffers

            with a purpose

  1. All creation will one day be set free

             in a glorious victory over this

             futile world