This section of Romans 8 can be familiar to us as “cheerleading” verses, verses we turn to to psyche ourselves up. But as we end this study in Romans 8, how can we see how the Spirit works, and how is this an encouragement for us?

This section of Romans deals with something we will all go through in life — suffering. What kind of suffering is Paul talking about here? He will focus on creation and man. And both these sufferings have deep root in the beginning of the Bible. 

If we do not understand today’s passage, we will not be able to journey through the sufferings of this life with a sense of purpose. 

What does it mean that the Spirit works in us? This set of verses will flesh that out for us! We will see that adoption change our identity. 

In Romans 8:9, Paul moves from the previous group that he is addressing to another group, “you”. Who are they and how are they different from the people he was speaking to before? How does Paul continue to unpack and flesh out the ideas that he had spoken off in previous verses?

Romans 8 deals with many important truths in the Christian life. And Paul is incredibly passionate about the gospel here. It is our prayer that we will love the gospel as Paul does, and know and live it out as he did.