(Rom 5:10) “For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.”  Lost man sees his actions as indifferent, not directed towards God, and thus not really offensive. That is because man does not envision the Lord as part of his life. Yet, He lives before God possessing breath, food, and life in general by God. So, in reality, man’s thoughts of only he and his own makes him the enemy of God.

(Rom 5:9) “Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. (10)  For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.’ Simply put: His death saved us; His life keeps us saved! 

(Rom 5:9) “Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.”  Praise God we are doubly secure in the righteous Person of Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son! His blood put me in a position of “justified”  – no sin in me for I am in Christ. His continued existence (life) keeps me that way!  Praise His Name! 

(Rom 5:7) “For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. (8)  But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Note that each time one was willing to die for another, it was because they had seen “something” worthy in the person worth giving their own life in that person’s place. But not so with God. He did not die for you because He saw some “good” in you. He died for you simply because He loved you despite no goodness being in you. Since this is true, shouldn’t you love Him back to the degree of living your life “for” Him, for “good” doesn’t begin to describe Him!

 (Rom 5:6)  “For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. (7)  For scarcely for a righteous man will one die:….”  We say that one is mentally ill who takes one’s own life. That is because it is unnatural for man. He is made with a heart’s desire to live. We do not give up that life. Instead, man clings to it. Yet, Jesus did that which is totally unnatural. His love put us before self. He gave that life……for you.  

(Rom 5:6) “For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.”  If you have never been moved to personally accept, (yes, and even grieve) over what your sins cost – the sufferings of Jesus Christ – then you are yet to be saved. Plainly I speak. Sin keeps one from heaven. It was love demonstrated through dying for your sin that moves us to turn from our sinful ways and seek forgiveness. It is that repentance of heart that moves us to give our lives and thus our obedience to God. Have you done this?

 (Rom 5:6) “For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.”  “Ungodly”: not like unto our God. The lost are the opposite. You and I judge others by ourselves. Yet, even the saved still live with an old nature alongside their new, thus the struggle within us to think right and therefore live right. We see good people (by our insight not God’s) and thus think, “That is a saved person.”  Without the new birth, “all”, everyone of them, are ungodly. 

(Rom 5:3) “….we glory in tribulations also: knowing (5)  ….the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. (6)  For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.” Point: because the Lord died for you when you was still an ungodly sinner, that love abides upon you even in the midst of tribulation! The Holy Spirit within you witnesses as such!

(Rom 5:3) “And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; (4)  And patience, experience; and experience, hope: (5)  And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.”   This is saying to me that there is no lack of love on the Savior’s part while we are in trials, caused by Him or not. This is another example of not being able to rely on our feelings. I don’t like trials. Reaction: to feel badly, cast down. That is my feelings, not God’s. Praise Him, He is still there with me, loving me, and helping me even if I do not recognize His presence! 

(Rom 5:3) “And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; (4)  And patience, experience; and experience, hope: (5)  And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.”   When one looks back upon past trials and how graciously the Lord walked with us through them, we rightly conclude: “The Lord loves me!”