In Romans 8:31-34, Paul asked who can be against us, who can accuse us, and who can condemn us. The answer to all these questions is: No one!
While forgiving is always costly, those who have been forgiven can and must forgive others in turn.
Two parables directed against the religious leaders indicated why they would lose their management of the kingdom, and why others would take their place.
In the middle of writing about his sufferings for the church, Paul explained that the message he preached was a mystery hidden for generations...