Studying Through Romans Part 13

5:1-2 "Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God."

We are justified and forgiven. We have peace with God through Jesus. Jesus is the mediator and peacemaker. We rejoice in the thought of seeing God's glory.

5:3-5 "Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us."

Trials and sorrows make us persevere. If life was easy there would not be the word persevere. Pressing on and never giving up develops our character. And if Godly character is there, we have hope. Hope never disappoints. I do not understand why hope never disappoints.

5:6-8 "You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."

It is interesting that Christ died for us while we were sinners. We had nothing to offer Him. Nothing to give Him. But while we were ungodly, caring nothing about God and having nothing to do with Him, He died for us. What love! It is the truest love that has been shown.

5:9-11 "Since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through Him! For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life! Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation."

WOW! I think these verses speak for themselves. There is nothing that I can say about them.