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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
"For I am persuaded, that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." And here the words he uses are high-wrought and exceedingly warm, to show his love. And what he means is somewhat as follows. Why speak, he means, of things present, and evils inherited in this life? …
Theophylact of Ohrid
He first said that God loved us, and then speaks of his own love for God, so that no one would think that he is exalting himself. We, he reasons, are so bound to the love of God that not only can the calamities inseparable from this life not tear us away from it, but even if some tyrant were to threaten with future death consisting in execution, or promise an unending life in order to thus divert us from God, he would not succeed in the least. And what do you tell me about kings and tyrants? …
Clement of Alexandria
"For I am persuaded that neither death," through the assault of persecutors, "nor life" in this world, "nor angels," the apostate ones, "nor powers" (and Satan's power is the life which he chose, for such are the powers and principalities of darkness belonging to him), "nor things present," amid which we exist during the time of life, as the hope entertained by the soldier, and the merchant's gain, "nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature," in consequence of the energy proper to a man,-opposes the faith of him who acts …
Western Saints
Thomas Aquinas
Second, he clarifies the solution, showing that the saints' love is inseparable, at "for I am sure." First, he shows that it cannot be separated by creatures that exist; second, nor by creatures that do not exist but could, at "nor any other creature." In regard to the first he does two things. …
Bonaventure
Paul, what do you say about charity? "Who," he says, "shall separate me from the charity of God?" He answers: "Tribulation? or distress? or hunger? or nakedness? or danger? or persecution? or the sword?" And he says: "I am certain that neither death nor life nor things present nor things to come shall be able to separate me from the charity which is in Christ Jesus." Chrysostom says that Paul enumerates all creatures and says: "Nor shall any other creature be able to separate me from the charity which is in Christ Jesus": that is, if …
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