What If Love Fails Only When You Strive?

About this episode

The episode discusses the unchanging nature of God's love and our identity as beloved, even amidst life's challenges.

If you’ve ever wondered whether God’s love changes when your life gets messy, Paul has an answer that doesn’t flinch. We walk through a powerful thread running across Romans, Ephesians, and 1 Corinthians: God doesn’t start with “try harder.” He starts with identity. You are already beloved, and that “already” becomes the ground for how you live, how you endure suffering, and how you love people when it costs you something. We spend time in Romans 8:35-39 to name the fear so many of us carry ...

People in this episode

Host: Donald E. Coleman

Topics covered

• God's love
• identity in Christ
• suffering
• agape love
• Christian living

Keywords

• God's love
• Romans 8:35-39
• identity
• suffering
• Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Romans, Ephesians, 1 Corinthians

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