Although the sufferings of this life may not compare to the glory to come, they are still real and painful. We groan waiting for God’s promises to be fulfilled. However, we do not wait alone. All of creation waits and groans with us. So does God’s Spirit as he intercedes for us before the Father.
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In baptism we were crucified and buried with Christ, we have been declared dead to the law and dead to sin. How then should we live?
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