The Christian life is a life of growth. Unless Jesus characteristics are multiplying in our lives, we may be connected to something else beside the vine. As Christians we should take an inventory of our lives to see if Jesus really is living through us daily. Without Christ we can do nothing. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels , nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor heights, nor depths, nor creatures, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus or Lord.
Love is Triumphant.
I am persuaded. Paul was sure, but his assurance was not from himself. He was convinced by someone else, by the Holy Spirit who inspired him, by Jesus who communicated with him, by the many things God had done for him and others through the years. We can also be convinced by Paul's inspired testimony and the inspired testimony of others, by what Jesus said and did, by what God has done for us and others through the years of our lives. As we grow in our Christian life, remember the simple, yet profound, word of Jesus.