God's love is stronger than death
"For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:38–39) This climactic conclusion of Romans 8 is one of the most triumphant declarations in all of Sacred Scripture. Here, Saint Paul expresses an unshakable conviction in the absolute security of the believer in the love of God made manifest in Jesus Christ. The apostle does not offer a vague optimism or sentimental reassurance; he asserts, with theological precision and spiritual certainty, that nothing in all of creation—not even death, cosmic forces, temporal realities, or the vastness of the universe—can rupture the communion established between the believer and God through Christ. This is not merely a reflection of Paul's personal faith, but a universal proclamation grounded in the unbreakable covenant of ...