Romans 8:22-23

We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time. Not only that, 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.

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4 songs meet this passage

  • “Life's better on Saturn”

    Saturn · SZA

    strains against Romans 8:22-23

    Paul locates the longing for release in hope of redemption of this creation, not escape from it; the song's fantasy of another planet stops short of that hope.

  • Let Down · Radiohead

    strains against Romans 8:22-23

    Paul frames creation's groaning as groaning toward redemption; the song's narrator suppresses that groaning as pointless rather than hopeful.

  • Fortress · System of a Down

    resonates with Romans 8:20-22

    Creation's groaning under futility and decay resonates with this picture of devastation, though the song stops short of Paul's hope of future restoration.

  • “Born in this world as it all falls apart”

    Young · Hollywood Undead

    resonates with Romans 8:22

    Paul describes creation groaning under brokenness, the same ache this refrain voices about being born into a fracturing world.

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