Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 8:37
Nay, in all these things; i.e. in tribulation, distress, & c. as before, Romans 8:35. We are more than conquerors; or, we overcome. We conquer when we ourselves are conquered; we conquer by those which are wont to conquer others; we beat our enemies with their own weapons. The meaning seems to be this: The devil aims, in all the sufferings of God’s children, to draw them off from Christ, to make them murmur, despair, &c.; but in this he is defeated and disappointed, for God inspires his... read more
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 8:36
He cites this testimony to prove that none of the forementioned evils, no, not death itself, can separate believers from the love of Christ: it is taken out of Psalms 44:22. The argument seems to be this: The saints of old have endured all manner of sufferings, and yet were not separated from the love of God; therefore such sufferings cannot separate them now. For thy sake; not for our sins’ sake, but for Christ’s, or for righteousness’ sake, Matthew 5:10; Matthew 10:18,Matthew 10:39; 1 Peter... read more