GOD DEMONSTRATED HIS LOVE

Passage: Romans 5:6-11

Key verse: 8

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6 You see, at just the right time,(A) when we were still powerless,(B) Christ died for the ungodly.(C) 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.(D)

9 Since we have now been justified(E) by his blood,(F) how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath(G) through him! 10 For if, while we were God’s enemies,(H) we were reconciled(I) to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!(J) 11 Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.(K)

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6 For (A)while we were still weak, at the right time (B)Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8 but (C)God shows his love for us in that (D)while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since, therefore, (E)we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from (F)the wrath of God. 10 For if (G)while we were enemies (H)we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by (I)his life. 11 More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received (J)reconciliation.

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1. Christ died for the ungodly (6-8)

No human being is worthy of God's love, nor of Christ's sacrifice. I was ungodly, powerless, and sinful. But he loved me with one-sided love. I can never doubt God's love for me, for he demonstrated that love when he sent Christ to die for me, a worthless sinner. Some people forget this amazing love of God and blame God for all their problems. This is foolish. When we experience hard things in life, it is the very time to learn the depth of God's love.

2. Saved through his life (9-11)

The day of God's judgment will surely come. However, we do not need to be afraid. If God loved and saved us through the death of Jesus when we were his enemies, we can be very sure that he will save us and give us eternal life on the day of judgment. Jesus died in my place to reconcile me to God. By faith, I can glorify God and enjoy him forever.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for the blood of Jesus, which saved me when I was helpless and powerless and was living as your enemy.

One Word: God demonstrated his love