Rm1:18The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. - NIV
Rm8:18I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing
with the glory that will be revealed in us. 19The
creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. 20For
the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the
will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21that
the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into
the glorious freedom of the children of God. - NIV
Rm8:22We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the
pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23Not
only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan
inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our
bodies. 24For in this hope we were saved. But
hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? 25But
if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. - NIV
Challenge: True Life