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He does. Even right now. Even after what you did. Romans 8:38 says nothing can separate you.
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This is one of the most honest questions a person can ask. It takes courage to voice the questions that keep you up at night — the ones you might be afraid to say in church but can’t stop thinking about in the quiet moments. God isn’t threatened by your questions. In fact, the Bible is full of people who asked hard questions of God — Abraham, Moses, David, Job, the prophets, even Jesus on the cross (“My God, why have you forsaken me?”).
This question deserves a thoughtful, honest answer. Not a pat answer designed to shut down conversation, but a real engagement with what Scripture says, what theology teaches, and what human experience reveals.
What the Bible Says
“And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.”
Ephesians 3:17-19
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
John 3:16
“Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God.”
Romans 8:38-39
“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends.”
John 15:13
“Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away.”
Song of Solomon 8:7
These passages don’t always give the neat, tidy answer we want. But they reveal a God who is big enough to handle our hardest questions and compassionate enough to sit with us in the mystery.
What Theologians and Pastors Have Said
Throughout church history, the greatest Christian thinkers have wrestled with exactly this question. Augustine, Aquinas, C.S. Lewis, Tim Keller, and countless others have spent their lives thinking deeply about God’s character and actions. The consensus isn’t a simple answer — it’s a deeper trust.
C.S. Lewis wrote, “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” Sometimes the answer to our hardest questions isn’t found in resolving the tension but in trusting the character of the God who holds both sides of it.
How to Process This Question
- Bring it to God directly — The Psalms model raw, honest conversation with God. Psalm 13 opens with “How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever?” That kind of honesty is not disrespectful — it’s intimate.
- Study broadly — Don’t rely on a single verse or a single teacher. Read multiple perspectives from trusted Christian authors.
- Sit with mystery — Not every question has an answer this side of eternity. And that’s okay. Faith isn’t the absence of questions — it’s trust in the midst of them.
- Look at Jesus — When you’re unsure about God’s character, look at Jesus. He is the perfect revelation of who God is. Whatever your question about God, Jesus is the answer key.
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