*Romans 5:1-11
Paul explains how faith in Jesus Christ brings peace, hope, and reconciliation with God, even through suffering.
- Justification Through Faith:
- Paul begins by stating that since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Through Jesus, we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand, and we boast in the hope of the glory of God.
- Rejoicing in Suffering:
- Not only do we rejoice in hope, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, understanding that suffering produces perseverance.
- Perseverance, in turn, produces character, and character produces hope.
- This hope does not put us to shame because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
- Christ’s Sacrifice for the Ungodly:
- Paul reflects on the rarity of someone dying for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die.
- He emphasizes that God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
- Salvation from God’s Wrath:
- Since we have been justified by Christ’s blood, we will be saved from God’s wrath through Him.
- If, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved through His life.
- Rejoicing in God:
- Moreover, not only are we saved, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
Romans 5:1-11 teaches us that God’s love gives us hope, even in hard times. Because of Jesus, we have peace with God, and even when we face struggles, we can trust that He is working in us to make us stronger. God showed His love by sending Jesus to die for us, even when we didn’t deserve it. This reminds us that we are deeply loved, and nothing can take that away. We can apply this by trusting God in difficult moments, knowing that His love never fails, and sharing that same love with others.
Romans 5:1-11 (WEB)
5:1 Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; 2 through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance; 4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; 5 and hope doesn’t disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.6 For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will hardly die for a righteous man. Yet perhaps for a good person someone would even dare to die. 8 But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we will be saved from God’s wrath through him. 10 For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we will be saved by his life.11 Not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.