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God's preferential option for the poor and oppressed
How does the Gospel liberate the marginalized?
Romans 8:28-39 addresses the suffering of the poor and oppressed. Tribulation, persecution, famine, sword—these are what the marginalized face daily. God is FOR them; nothing—especially not their oppressors—can separate them from his love.
Tribulation, famine, sword—the oppressed know these
God is on the side of the suffering
Even systemic powers cannot separate from God's love
συνεργεῖ can be "God works all things" or "all things work together" with God as agent
The aorist ἐδόξασεν (glorified) treats future as already accomplished
The list in v.35-39 represents every category of threat
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