11/13/11 - Pastor David B. Curtis - Berean Bible Church - http://www.bereanbiblechurch.org - Message #576

This will be part four and our final look at this section. We have seen that "the creation," in Romans 8, is not referring to the physical creation, but is a reference to the believing remnant of Israel. Paul told them that their present sufferings were not worthy to be compared with the glory "about to be revealed." Since this was about to happen, it must not be talking about the physical renovation of the planet, because that hasn't happened.

The "creation" is referring to Old Covenant saints who, under the law, were in the bondage of corruption of sin-death, yet waiting/groaning in pain to be delivered from that bondage when the first fruits, New Covenant saints, received the redemption of the body.