Romans 8:31 NKJV What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Prior to verse 31, Paul informs us about all the benefits we have in Christ. We see the Holy Spirit makes intercession for us, all things work together for good, and we’re justified (Rom. 8:28-30). Once the truth was preached about all these wonderful things we have in Christ, Paul asked a rhetorical question. “What then shall we say to these things?” He immediately answered with another rhetorical question, “If God is for us, who can be against us?” He was convinced that since God was for us, nothing can stop us.

What will we confidently say? We’ll only say what we truly believe. If we don’t believe it, we won’t say it. In fact, we’ll say the opposite.

Although it says the Spirit makes intercession for us, if we don’t believe this, we’ll say, “I need someone to intercede for me.” Even though it says we’re justified or declared righteous, if we don’t believe this, we’ll look at our behavior and say, “we’ve got a long way to go to be righteous.” It says all things work together for good, but an unbelieving heart will say, “everything is turning out terrible.”

We will only say what we believe. To be fully convinced of God’s word, we must study, meditate on, and listen to God’s word until God’s word is more real to us than what we see in the natural. Believe the word of God and say the word of God.