In Romans 8, Paul establishes the absolute security of our salvation by highlighting three key truths: first, God has delivered believers from all condemnation (verses 1-4); second, God has fundamentally changed and empowered us by His Spirit, guaranteeing He will complete the work He began in us (verses 5-13); and third, God has adopted all who believe in Jesus Christ as His own children, making us belong to Him even more securely than our own children belong to us (verses 14-17).

In Romans 8, the apostle Paul places the trials we face as Christians on one side of the scales and our future glory with Christ on the other, showing that even a lifetime of hardship doesn't tip the balance. That is why Pastor Tom explores two astounding promises awaiting believers: we will see Christ in all His glory with our own eyes, and we will be transformed to share His moral character, becoming perfectly pure and like Him.

The Bible teaches that Christians will face trials—and God will sustain us through them and use them for good. By explaining Paul’s words in Romans 8, Pastor Tom reveals a stunning connection between our future and the entire world—all creation eagerly awaiting the day when believers are fully revealed as God's children, because the universe's transformation is inseparably linked to ours.

In Romans 8, the apostle Paul reveals three foundational truths: First, God personally created the universe and it belongs to Him. Second, God cursed the entire cosmos because of Adam's one sin of eating forbidden fruit. And third, God will one day renew this universe and free it from its curse. Friend, you can trust the Creator God of the Bible—and Pastor Tom makes this point clear on today’s broadcast.

The apostle Paul teaches that despite the sufferings we face in this present life, believers are destined for a glory so magnificent that our current hardships pale in comparison. Even more remarkably, all of creation itself is groaning like a woman in labor, eagerly awaiting the day when God's children are fully revealed and the entire universe will be liberated from its curse of decay and corruption.

On today's program, we continue exploring the breathtaking promise of Romans 8—that all of creation eagerly awaits the coming restoration when Christ returns to renew the universe. As Christians, we shouldn't be surprised by suffering in this fallen world but instead should intentionally meditate on Scripture, particularly Romans 8 and our future glory, to gain hope in present trials.

The apostle Paul reminds us that this hope doesn't eliminate our current struggles but transforms them as we wait eagerly for the day when God will complete what He has begun in us. On today’s broadcast, Tom Pennington encourages us as Christians to never take our eyes off of Christ and our future glorification with Him.

Today we'll discover what Scripture teaches about the resurrection body that awaits every Christian—a body that will be imperishable, glorious, powerful, and spiritual, modeled after Christ's own glorified body. We'll examine how this hope isn't wishful thinking but a confident expectation that transforms how we endure present suffering, and we'll learn practical ways to cultivate this heavenly perspective.