This message traces the flow of thought to the principle of certainty in Christ. It introduces the first emphasis, which is that all certainty derives from being chosen in Christ. It then shows how all who are chosen in Christ are foreknown and predestined in Christ.

Certainty marks the purposes and promises of God. And all the promises of God find their “Yes” in Christ (2 Corinthians 1:20). The Christian’s hope for glory is exclusively anchored here—in Christ. Here, Paul grounds and explains the golden guarantee (8:28) as a certainty in and for Christ (8:29-30). While these verses have been rightly recognized as the golden chain of salvation, they point to much more. Christ occupies the central position in this unbreakable sequence of divine links. The guaranteed certainty of glory is emphatically in and for Christ, which is purposed to induce and fortify both hope and holiness in us.

Scripture References: Romans 8:29-30

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