Who Shall Separate Us From The Love of Christ?

Let me ask you a question. Do you want to be loved? I already know your answer. Of course you do! No matter who you ask this question to, the answer is always the same. Everyone wants to be loved, so the question is rhetorical. The thing about rhetorical questions is that you typically don’t have to think long and hard about them. The answer is usually simple, logical, and obvious.

As we’ll see in this message, Paul uses this method very well in Romans 8:31-39. Through a series of rhetorical questions, he effectively reminds, persuades, and provokes his audience of readers to consider and recognize both the sovereignty of God and the depth of His love.

It is undeniable: there is no one like God, there is no one greater than God, he never fails, and he never wavers. Grasping these amazing truths about him are essential and will unequivocally lead us to trust in him as we should, rejoice in the goodness of his salvation, and rest peacefully in his care.

I hope you come ready for this message. We’re finally arriving at the end of our Real Love series, and as you can see, we’re ending off with a doozy!

Series: Real Love
Message 9: Who Shall Separate Us From The Love of Christ?
Text: Romans 8:31-39
Patrice Charade
Harvest Alliston
June 28, 2026

Since I belong to Christ, I…

…trust in his grace (v. 31-32)

Colossians 2:13-14

For it is not true that some Christians believe in divine sovereignty while others hold an opposite view. What is true is that all Christians believe in divine sovereignty, but some are not aware that they do, and mistakenly imagine and insist that they reject it. What causes this odd state of affairs? The root cause is the same as in most cases of error in the church — the intruding of rationalistic speculations, the passion for systematic consistency, a reluctance to recognize the existence of mystery and to let God be wiser than men, and a consequent subjecting of Scripture to the supposed demands of human logic.
– J.I. Packer

…since God has already given us the supreme and costliest gift of his own Son, ‘how can he fail to lavish every other gift upon us?’ In giving his Son he gave everything. The cross is the guarantee of the continuing, unfailing generosity of God.
– John Stott

…rejoice in his justification (v. 33-34)

…rest in his love (v. 35-39)